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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
It appears that 2017 have produced some lovely and charming Corton-Charlemagnes. The 2017 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is showing very well indeed - delightful vivid fruit - charming and fresh - with a lovely impression of the Charlie terroir. Perhaps lacking a bit - if compared with the 2014 - but …
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The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux is the first wine from Arnaud et Sofie - Arnaud Sirugue and his wife Sofie Noëllat. This is a truly delightful effort and rising qualiy wise somewhat above the fine 2017. It's offering a lovely depth and a very fine mineral note - delightful fruit intensity. This …
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The Berthaut-Gerbet estate is today a large and very exiting producer, covering the vineyards of the former parental estates Domaine Denis Berthaut and Domaine Gerbet. There is however an additional part adding a few vineyards en fermage/en métayage to the Berthaut-Gerbet estate. One is the …
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The Domaine Moron-Garcia, Beaune Les Tuvilains 2017 is a truly tremendous wine, and for me one of the main discoveries of 2018. The rich and earthy fruit with it's vivid freshnes and lovely complex extrovert notes does provide a sensational joy and hedonistic pleasure. It's vibrant, it's Beaune in …
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Domaine Jean-Marc Millot have a strong lineup from Flagey-Echezeaux and even the northern end of Vosne-Romanée where we find the Millot plots in Les Suchots. The Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is a lovely wine in the Millot portfolio where it's however somewhat surpassed by the magnificent three or …
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