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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Undiscovered Burgundy treasures? Today, the popular press will tell you that this doesn't exist, that everything has been discovered, exposed, praised, priced, and promoted. You must simply arrive at the famous merchants front door, put your wallet down on the green felt as in a casino, yank out …
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The 2006 Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsort from Domaine de Montille is a classic 06 - openly knit, forward and slightly opulent. The nose is offering rich red and dark berry fruit - not very precise or transparent - but with a nice minerality and spiced with violets and a hint of cinnamon. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine de Montille, Vosne-Romanee Les Malconsorts 2006
The Vosne-Romanee Aux Brulées is one of my favorite wines form Domaine Meo-Camuzet. I recently tasted the 2007 and it was still youthful but just so delicate, defined and delisious ... So this inspired me to take a closer look at Aux Brulées starting with the Meo-Camuzet plots. So let's go to …
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The 99 Echezeaux from Jayer-Gilles is a big quite opulent wine ... openly knit and showing the goods. The nose is open and vinous, red berries, a wide range of Vosne spices ... classic Flagey-Echezeaux. On the palate rich and generous ... almost Grands-Echezeux scaled ... quite opulent and forward. …
The 1996 Meursault Genevrieres from Mikulsky is quite .. if not fully mature, but still offering the freshness of the 1996 vintage. The bouquet is slightly closed and dense initially with some honey and almond notes. After some time in the glas the citrus driven minerality starts to show adding both …
[Read more...] about Domaine Mikulski, Meursault Genevrieres 1996
