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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 1999 Griotte Chambertin from Fourrier is a beauty. The nose is bursting with sous-bois, truffle, delicate red forest berries and a filigree earthy minerality - so complex and deep. On the palate quite lightfooted for a 1999 - refined, silky and rich, with layers of airy red fruit. It's quite …
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The Gevrey Champeaux 2013 is a beautiful and generous wine. The nose is offering charming red and dark berry fruit - brought forward by a good mineral note. On the palate quite rich and elegant - with a lovely mid-palate fruit. It's showing beautifully and is both generous and refined for the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Champeaux 2013
I have followed Domaine Grivot over the last 10 to 15 years and been very impressed by the progress since 2007. The quality has improved significantly every year, and the style has changed to a more refined and terroir driven expression of pinot. The 2014s were magnificent, and I was therefore …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Grivot – initial impressions of the 2015s
The Musigny from Louis Jadot is somehow a bit overlooked, but nevertheless produced on a plot next to one of the most hyped Musigny's - the rare and very expensive Musigny from Domaine Georges Roumier. Louis Jadot began to make wine from the current plot of Musigny in 1985 - but even before this …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Maison Louis Jadot, Musigny
The Lavaux St. Jacques 2013 is quite a step up from the Les Corvees village. The is more generous offering red and dark fruits - dark cherries, boysenberries and forest strawberries + a hint of oak and a nice floral element to the otherwise earthy minerality. On the palate lovely mid-palate fruit - …
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