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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
It's always a treat to taste old Burgundies, and this week I had the opportunity to taste three aged Burgundies at a light lunch with some good friends. On the table was a Chassagne-Montrachet 1992 from Moillard-Grivot, a Dujac Clos Saint-Denis 1976, and lastly a Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge from …
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The Morey-Saint-Denis Les Crais-Gillon 2014 from Domaine Odoul-Coquard is made from a village plot located below RN74.The nose offers red and darkberry fruit - raspberries, cherries, plum - spiced with a earthy minerality. The oak is slightly forward currently, but with some airing it integrates …
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The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Dujac is one of the best wines I have tasted from this fine estate. It's now starting to show matured notes - nose is brimming with red fruits, earthy minerality and sous-bois. On the palate rich, velvet and very long - the fruit is juicy and airy. It's perfectly …
The 1993 Clos de la Roche from Ponsot is a big wine ... and after two decades of sleep it's starting to show it's qualities. The nose is still slightly closed with intense red and dark fruits pushing forward ... after some time in the glas more nuanced sweeter berry notes appear. On the palate big, …
The Lignier Clos de la Roche 1996 is a magnificent effort and is now fulfilling the great promise it showed in its youth. More forward than the bottle I tasted in 2014 ... showing beautifully. In the nose layers of airy red berry fruit infused with delicate sous-bois notes, hints of truffle and a …
