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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Aux Murgers is a completely different story. The nose offer gorgeous expressive red fruit ... with a charming sweetness ... and a more openly knit minerality. On the palate beautiful red fruit ... lovely depth in the fruit and a very charming sweetness on the midpalete fruit. Lovely transparancy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 2013
In have previously made the mistake on focusing too little on the two Nuits-Saint-Georges wines from Cathiard .. but no more. The Aux Thorey is a very delicate and refined NSG. In the nose fine slightly darker fruit supported by a lovely filigree minerality. On the palate beautiful focus and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Thorey 2013
The Les St. Georges 2012 from Chevillon is a delightful and quite refined effort. In the nose quite expressive red and dark berry fruit .. pure and transparent with a fine expression of the minerality. On the palate fine weight, very focused and refined for the appellation - with a zen-like balance. …
[Read more...] about Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les St, Georges 2012
The Les St. Georges 1999 from Chevillon is a quite delightful effort for the vintage. In the bouquet secondary fruit .. strawberries, raspberries spiced with tar, a slight hint of sous-bois and a nice earthy minerality. On the palate lovely airy .. slightly dark .. fruit. It's focused and remarkably …
[Read more...] about Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les St. Georges 1999
Domaine Alain Michelot is making some old school Burgundies ... many of them are in my view excessively tannic and require decades of cellaring to reach a reasonable level of drinkability. The 2012 NSG Richemone however seem to be an exception. In the nose deep red and dark berry fruit with a lovely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Michelot, Nuits-Saint-Georges Richemone 2012
