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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The village Saint-Aubin 2013 is forward and expressive with a lovely balance between pure fruit, fresh acidity and a crisp minerality. The nose is offering lovely white and yellow orchard fruits and a discrete citrus infused stony minerality. On the palate lovely balance, good weight and fruit - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin “La Princèe” 2013
One of my favorite domaines to visit in Burgundy is Domaine Hubert Lamy ... one of leading domaines in Saint-Aubin ... and a epicenter for innovative wine making. Olivier Lamy is the dynamic and very energetic head of the family estate ... and have been so since 1995. He is deeply rooted in the …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Hubert Lamy – tasting of the 2013 vintage
The 2012 En Remilly from Olivier Lamy is a delightful effort. The bouquet is bursting with citrus infused minerality and delicate white fruit- notes of pear and hints of some more exotic orchard fruits. On the palate crisp and crunchy minerality and extraordinary purity of the fruit. It's balanced …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin En Remilly 2012
The Saint-Aubin Le Banc 2012 from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a rich and ripe Saint-Aubin. In the nose rich yellow fruit .. notes of pineapple, almonds and apple ... hints of gunpowder .. quite expressively spiced with minerality, oak and citrus. On the palate deep and quite dense yellow fruit for a …
[Read more...] about Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Saint-Aubin Le Banc 2012
It´s getting increasingly difficult and expensive to find high quality corks for our beloved Burgundies. The share of corked wines (tainted with TCA) seems to increase over the years, and many think the Premox problems somehow are related to the decreasing and variable quality of the corks …
[Read more...] about Carpe Diam … seize the cork … a small test of closures
