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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2012s from Cathiard are gorgeous ... and the Malconsort 2012 is a magnificent effort from this fine domaine. The nose is crammed with red and darkberry fruit - notes of dark cherries, plum and red forrest berries - spiced with violets and peony rose. On the palate rich and silky fruit ... very …
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The Richebourg 2012 from Thibault Liger-Belair is a big and intense wine. In the bouquet - slightly closed - but with layers of red and dark berry fruit with a lovely floral element underneath the oak impression. On the palate intense fruit and minerality ... a powerful Les Richebourg with more …
Anne Gros makes a lovely Richebourg and the 2012 edtion is certainly no exception. The bouquet is intensely crammed with red and darkberry fruit - notes of raspberries, red and black currant spized with violets, a earthy minerality and a moderate impression of oak. The nose is quite intense yet it …
The Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes 2012 is a step up from the village wine. In the nose red and dark berry fruit - ripe and pure - spiced with Vosne minerality and a quite discrete impression of oak. On the palate silky transparent fruit - lightfooted but more weight that the village - with a lovely …
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La Romanee 2012 is slightly closed compared to the initial cask samples - but still a gorgeous and very intense wine. In the bouquet layers of juicy fruit – notes of raspberries, cherries, violets and peony rose – accentuated and infused by a very refined and powerful minerality. On the palate …
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