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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Undiscovered Burgundy treasures? Today, the popular press will tell you that this doesn't exist, that everything has been discovered, exposed, praised, priced, and promoted. You must simply arrive at the famous merchants front door, put your wallet down on the green felt as in a casino, yank out …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #7 – Incomparable obscurity – Saint Romain
On my November trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure to revisit Chantereves- one of the rising stars within the world of micro negociants. Tomoko explaining the new style of the reds Chantereves, Savigny, Rhingau and Japan Chantereves is a small negociant located in a celler below a modern …
[Read more...] about Visit: Chantereves … tasting of the 2014s
The 2011 Saint Romain Sous Roche from Domaine des Chassorney is a good little wine. In the bouquet nice red fruit with notes of cherries and hints of sweeter red fruits - strawberries and pomegranate. On the palate nicely focused organic fruit with a fresh acidity - a good midpalate concentation and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Chassorney, Saint Romain Sous Roche 2011
The Saint-Romain Blanc ‘Combe Bazin’ 2010 from Domaine Chassorney is a fine crisp effort from Frederic Cossard. In he nose crisp Chardoney fruit, pear, pear, citrus notes and a good minerality. On the palate lovely fresh and crisp, with a good midpalate fruit, spicy minerality and a zappy acidity. A …
[Read more...] about Domaine Chassorney, Saint-Romain ‘Combe Bazin’ 2010
A lovely drinkable wine, with some length and complexity. Typical Cossard style, very nice and fresh, really a wine for drinking. 86p (Now - 2018) …
