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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have known Benjamin Leroux almost since he started at Domaine Comte d'Armand in Pommard back in 1999 - i.e. some 20+ years. Benjamin today is one of the leading producers of red and white Burgundies. He makes equally good wines in each colour, and produces them in comparable quantities. One …
[Read more...] about Visit to Benjamin Leroux – Tasting the 2020 Reds
To simplify the search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Note that wines marked with brackets [ ] will require years before they really show their hedonistic side. The list contains producers that regularly score …
[Read more...] about Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (New added)
The 2010 Boudots from Meo is a surprisingly airy and energetic wine - an excellent example of the more light and forward style employed since the 2007. Extraction is moderate - fruit is effortless and vibrant. The nose is floral and expressive with red and dark berris, a nice mireal touch - and a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots 2010
I always feel sorry for the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots - not easy to impress after the Les Petits Monts. That being said the 2014 edition of Boudots is actually giving the Petits Monts a run for the money. In the bouquet darker and more weighty fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries - hints of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Nuits-Saint-Georges Boudots 2014
Moving over to the dark side ..... to the somewhat more robust Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots. In the nose darker and more weighty fruit ... lovely slightly eathy minerality .. slightly reduced not giving a lot of details to work with currently. On the palate more substantial and weighty than the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Nuits-Saint-Georges Boudots 2013
