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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2014 Pommard Rugiens from Heitz-Lochardet is a delightful glas of Pinot. The nose is floral and expressive (100% whole cluster) with lovely red and dark fruits and spiced with hints of cinnamon and peony rose. On the palate lovely depth and energy in the juicy almost silky mid-palate fruit ... …
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On my March trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure to taste some wines from Domaine Heitz-Lochardet - both from the 2013 vintage and the 2014 vintage - and to meet Armand Heitz the man behind the wines a couple of times. Photo: Armand Heitz of Domaine Heitz-Locharded I was very impressed by the …
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The 2014 Pommard Rugiens from Heitz-Lochardet is a true beauty. The nose is open and expressive (100% whole cluster) with lovely red and dark fruits. On the palate lovely depth and energy in the juicy mid-palate fruit ... it's vibrant, long and offering a very charming versionthe often slightly …
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Wine writers have to find a new star on the wine heaven each year ... thats the logic and also the history in my view. This can be rather problematic .. but in Burgnudy new and more or less obvious stars occur almost every year ... many neglected vineyards and domaines are waiting to be taken to …
[Read more...] about Heitz-Lochardet – a bright new star on the Burgundy horizon
The Pommard Rugiens 1962 from Henri Boillot is a quite fantastic old wine. The bouquet is slighly shy and aloof offering red fruit - mainly raspberries - and a quite powerfull minerality. On the palate a beautiful juicy fruit, crisp acidity with layers of complexity. The fruit is offering notes of …
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