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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Domaine des Lambrays have recently been sold to LVMH - and the deal included some very fine vineyards - with the jewel in the crown being the 8.84 ha Clos des Lambrays. This deal is very important for the development in Burgundy as it announces a new big player on the Burgundy scene - LVMH - a …
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The Clos Saint Denis 2011 from Benjamin Leroux is a quite lightfooted and understated grand cru - but nevertheless a lovely effort. The nose offer a lovely complexity with notes of red and dark cherries, red currant and raspberries infused with a delicate earthy minerality. On the palate layers of …
Ponsot seem to have nailed the 2011 vintage. The Morey-Saint-Denis Les Alouettes - made from the 1er cru Monts Luisants - is really showing well. The nose is forward offering quite refined notes of red berry fruit, plum, violets and a earthy minerality - quite sweet and ripe. On the palate rich and …
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The Morey-Saint-Denis Tres Girard 2011 from Cecile Tremblay is a delightful wine. The nose is quite expressive with lovely forward fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries .. hints of plum and slightly toasted oak. On the palate lovely quite openly knit fruit ... forward and juicy with a nice weight. …
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The Hubert Lignier Morey-Saint-Denis Tres Girard is an old school and somewhat rustic Morey. In the nose red and dark berry fruit .. a bit on the austere side. On the palate quite rustic with plenty of structure and tannins - it's pure but not very focused. A genuine old fashioned Morey that will …
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