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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Puligny-Montrachet should somehow represent the pinnacle of white Burgundy - but during the last one or two decades the producers of Puligny have been seriously challenged by estates from other appellations. Things are however changing, and new talented estates appear and old prominent estates …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Jean Chartron – tasting the 2017s from cask
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 2000 from Rousseau is in a beautiful place - offering maturing notes. In the bouquet red and dark berries, lovely complex notes - hints of iron, asian spices. On the palate partly resolved fruit - red and dark fruits - quite mature yet still a slightly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2000
Bouchard Pere et Fils really nailed the 2016 Meursault Genevrieres. It's lighter and more airy than the Meursault Perrieres, and seem to have a special effortless intensity - lovely balance. The nose offer lovely cool mainly white fruit - fine citrus infused minerality. On the palate vivid and very …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Meursault Genevrieres 2016
A few years back one could find wines from Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot in local supermarkets in Beaune, and quite a lot of the wine from this estate was sold to negociants. Things are however changing rapidly - and the Coquard-Loison-Fleurot wines are now in high demand in more and more areas of …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot – tasting the 2017s from cask
The Vosne-Romanée “Genaivrières” from Domaine Leroy is a village from a vineyard located just below the Domaine Leroy estate in Vosne. A 1.2331 ha plot covering the area between the estate and the N974. The 2002 is mature or should I say matured - with a lovely complex nose. Red and yellow berries, …
[Read more...] about Domaine Leroy, Vosne-Romanée “Genaivrières” 2002
