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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint Jacques 2005 is still quite backward and restrained. The nose offer dark cherries, raspberries whit hints of red currant all brought forward by a earthy minerality. On the palate somewhat unresolved with a core of dark fruit .. it clearly needs time to unfold. It …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Lavaux St. Jacques 2005
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 2005 from Rousseau is a quite monumental wine - still very youthful. The nose offer variations of red and dark berry fruits - dark cherries, hints of plum - quite open offering a deep earthy minerality - oak still present. On the palate big muscular and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2005
The Tessier Charmes Dessus 2010 is a magnificent wine. The nose offer crisp and fresh white fruit with lovely notes of fresh orchard fruits and white flowers brought forward by a nice cirtus infused minerality. On the palate very balanced and intense - its very long and focused for a Meursault …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tessier, Meursault Charmes-Dessus 2010
Domaine Grivot is one of the top end producers on Richebourg in my view only surpassed by DRC and Domaine Leroy - and quite evenly matched or even better than Domaine Meo-Camuzet and Domaine Anne Gros. While the Grivot family has been in Vosne-Romanee since the late 18th cenury ... the ownership …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Jean Grivot Richebourg
The Bonnes Mares 2014 from Roumier seenms more expressive and spicy than usually. The nose offer a lovely collection of red and dark berry fruit - spiced with violets and a lovely minerality .. both earthy and chalky elements. On the palate fine airy fruit - very fine mid-palate concentration, it's …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 2014
