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The Echezeaux 1999 from Cacheux is unfolding beautifully - light footed yet still some weight. The bouquet offer matured fruit notes, expressive and a lovely refined style. On the palate very good length .. with a delighful fruit and mineral backbone. Not a big Echezeaux .. but nevertheless a fine …
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The 2004 Musigny from Vogëé is starting to unfold and shedding the slight austerity. It's a bit rustic and still some tannnins left. Strong minerality - classic Musigny - with a good mid-palate fruit. I sort of prefer the Dujac Bonnes Mares 2004 for its refinement .. although it's lighter. Give this …
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The Bonnes Mares 2004 form Domaine Dujac is a delightful wine showing very well indeed currently. The nose is open and expressive - sous-bois and mature fruit notes - no green notes at all. On the palate medium weight - elegant and light footed - pure and without the slightly green note of 2004 ... …
Les Beaumonts or Les Beaux Monts .. both can be used and Vosne-Romanee Les Beaumonts is used on the excellent 1er cru from Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat. Les Beaumonts is one of the younger wines in the Hudelot-Noëllat portfolio - with the wines being between 60 and 70 years old! It's not …
[Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat, Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts
Mongeard-Mugneret is one of the lesser known producers of Vosne-Romanée Les Petits-Monts. They do however have a very nice plot located just above their plot in Richebourg. So lets just take a quick look at the Mongeard-Mugneret plot! Vosne-Romanée Les Petits-Monts Petits-Monts is a …
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