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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Moron-Garcia Marsannay Clos du Roy is a rather intense and powerful wine for this level. While the 2017s are fruity and forward this does have quite an edge - character and a lovely vivid expression. The nose offer plenty of red and dark fruits - quite intense. On the palate good energy - lovely …
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The Vosne-Romanée Clos du Chateau 2016 is surprisingly decandent and organic - sinfully delicious. The nose is very floral with a georgeous organic fruit - forward and ripe with a tremedous minerality. On the palate fresh and cool - lovely intensity with airy midpalate fruit. It's vibrant and …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2016
The 2009 Echezeaux is starting to unfold, and this is more forward than the previous bottle tasted in October 2018. Plenty of Vosne spices and a quite strong mineral impression - ripe and rich. On the palate lovely intense fruit - vivacious and lively. Would say quite a few years more - but already …
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A new year and a new vintage - and back at Rue de la Croix Rameau .. looking forward to taste the Grivot 2017s. The 2016s showed very well in my view, with a lovely balance and intensity - the 2017 are somewhat lighter and more forward offering a more sunny and fresh style than the somewhat more …
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One of my favourite wines from Charles Lachaux is the Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Corvées Pagets, a rather overlooked terroir located between Clos Saint-Marc, and Clos des la Corvées in the northern end of Premeaux - in the southern end of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. So let's take …
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