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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Clos de la Barre 2001 is a fine wine at best. This example was however not in perfect condition, as it had a hint of premox. Quite developed bouquet, with some very mature notes, but also some good mineral elements. The color indicated quite some oxidation - and not a 10 year old wine. The …
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The Coche Meursault 2009 has a lot of exotic fruit at the moment. In the bouquet sweet notes of pear is dominating even the oak. On the palate a lot of quite dense and heavy exotic fruit. Lacking backbone and acidity, but could improve when the exotic fruit matures. But judged now, this is not an …
The 2004 white burgundies can be very good, but a lot of them are currently in a rather closed stage. The 2004 Meursault from Coche Dury is no exception. On the nose the oak is still quite dominant, and only few mature notes - but is beginning to show. On the palate quite tight with a fine acidity …
The impression from Daviot Perrins Meursault Perrrieres 04 is a bit mixed. The bouquet is young and fresh with gun powder and a fine minerlity. On the palate somewhat more developed, but good structure and length. The wine is however not 100% pure, as Perrin's wines normally are. Lacking a bit of …
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Leroy Meursault Charmes 1997 is an old school white Burgundy. The bouquet is initially somewhat closed, but showing more and more complexity with time in the glas. Starting out with butter notes, later waldnuts and mature chardonney aromas. It's quite a dense wine with fine length - but lacking a …
