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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2015 Pommard Rugiens from Heitz-Lochardet is forward and very fruity for the appellation. The nose offer ripe, generous and floral fruit - nice mineral impact. On the palate juicy, rich and quite intense - without being dense. A elegant Rugiens - the 2015s continue to display a surprisingly …
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On my March 2017 trip to Burgundy I had the chance to revisit Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet to retaste some of the 2015s from bottle. I tasted the 2015s for the first time in June 2016 - before bottling - and I have revisited the wines since and is getting increasingly impressed - …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting of the 2015s
Burgundy has changed quite radically since I began my quest for great Pinot and Chardonnay in the early 1990s Back then producers had at least some older vintages to sell, and the media coverage was less focused on the new and latest vintage, as were the focus of the consumers as they were able …
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Third time I taste the Pommard Rugiens 2014 from Heitz-Lochardet... a magnificent glass. The nose is floral and very expressive (100% whole cluster) with a lovely playful red and dark fruit, spiced with hints of cinnamon and peony rose. On the palate vibrant depth and energy in the juicy almost …
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The Pommard Rugiens is another step up in intensity - a gorgeous wine in the making. The nose offer lovely red and darker berries - juicy and very floral - with notes of rose pethal and cinnamon - and with a nice transparent hint of the mighty Rugiens minerality. On the palate - long, intense and …
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