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During the Hospices de Beaune weekend I had the opportunity to visit Bouchard Pere et Fils and attend a tasting of a large selection of the 2014s and to enjoy some older vintages at a lovely dinner in the Orangerie of the mighty Chateau de Beaune. The Bouchard Pere et Fils 2014s The 2014 vintage …
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The 1997 Remoissenet Montrachet is showing very well for the vintage. In the nose dark yellow fruit .. pineapple, white peach brought forward by a fine and powerful minerality. After some time in the glass notes of hazelnuts, gunpowder and syrup .On the palate rich and weighty fruit with fine …
The 1982 Remoissenet Montrachet is sadly slightly over the hill, but still offering fine drinkability from magnum. Starting out showing very developed ... then it takes on freshness over the next 30 minutes in glass. In the end it's old but still quite vibrant - offering fine complex aromas ranging …
Bouchard Pere et Fils is one of the larger owners of Montrachet, and also one of the oldest owners, as they have maintained the ownership on Montrachet since 1838. The Montrachet from Bouchard is in my view one of the best and most refined efforts from this legendary vineyard – so lets take a …
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The most iconic white wine from Burgundy is the Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. The combination of the most prestigious estate and the finest white wine terroir in the world is a quite unique combination. DRC only produced red wine until they acquired the first plot on Montrachet in …
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