Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Corton Charlemagne 1990 is now almost fully mature, but still fresh and very vivacious. The nose offer hazelnuts, hints of Belle de boskoob - intensely mineral still with a bit of citrus note. On the palate, generous, intense and mineral driven, fruit still energetic with a slightly creamy …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Corton Charlemagne 1990
Domaine Marc Roy is one of my favorite visits in Gevrey - always lovely wines here - and June seems to be a good time to taste the wines, as they often are quite far in their development in cask and will be bottled already in the fall. Now you probably begin to think - How many favourite …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Marc Roy – tasting of the 2017 vintage
Tasting wine can be somewhat unpredictable .. normally I like to taste the reds from Maison Chantereves early but prefer to taste the whites later.. in the 2017 vintage it's actually the whites that are showing most ready to taste at this stage. Normally I taste the wines with Tomoko Kuriyama who …
[Read more...] about Visit Chantereves – tasting of the 2017s from cask
The 1998 Remoissenet Montrachet is now fully mature in my view. In the nose dark yellow fruit .. pineapple, white peach, hazelnuts - with a foundation of stony minerality. The warmer and sweeter notes like acacia and fique with hints of quince becomes more intense with air and as the temperature …
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008 from Arnoux-Lachaux is getting more and more detailed and balanced. The nose is quite expressive offering variations of red and dark fruits - cherries, raspberries and hints of blueberries - spiced with peony rose and a nice floral minerality. On the palate refined and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008
