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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Amoureuses 2013 is a mineralic powerhouse fulfilling the promise it made from cask. In the nose a delightful mix of red and dark berry fruit - pomegranate, boysenberries, dark cherries - with a lovely crisp minerality. On the palate very energetic and vibrant fruit delivered by the fresh acidity …
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The Musigny Vieilles Vignes is a mighty wine. In the bouquet a lovely play between minerality, red and blue fruit ... the expression of fruit is energetic, deep and pure ... spiced by the powerful minerality of the mighty Musigny terroir. On the palate more mineralic power than the Bonnes Mares - …
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Domaine Leroy is one of the legendary producers in Burgundy - a Domaine formed and managed by the equally legendary Mme. Lalou Bize-Leroy. The Domaine was shaped in 1988 when Mme Leroy acquired the old Charles Noëllat estate in Vosne-Romanée, and along whith this got sizable plots of both …
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I know ... should have saved this for a rainy day ... but the Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine from Domaine Marc Roy 2012 is just too tempting. The bouquet is bursting with red berry fruit, characteristic notes of pomegranate spiced with a fine earthy minerality, violets .. quite floral and …
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The Bonnes Mares 2013 is fulfilling the very fine promise it showed from cask. In the nose layers of dark and deep fruit with some sweet red notes infusing the darker berries - the minerality is accentuated by the fresh acidity offering even more complexity to the nose. On the palate layers of juicy …
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