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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Hautes de Beaux Monts 2011 offer a lovely expression of Vosne terroir. In the bouquet red and dark pinot fruit with a lovely spicy minerality. On the palate lovely vibrant fruit focused by the fine minerality and the crisp acidity. A impressive village offering a fine and precise expression of …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Hautes de Beaux Monts 2011
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 1979 from Cathiard is just past it's peak, but nevertheless still showing very well. Initially the nose is slightly dated, but after a few minutes in the glass the complexity and freshness really shines through. The bouquet offer delicate fruit notes, sous-bois, truffle and …
[Read more...] about Cathiard Molinier, Romanee Saint-Vivant 1979
The Vosne Romanee village Hauts de Beaux Monts 2009 from Bruno Clavelier is showing quite well. In the nose red and dark berry with notes of cherries, blueberries, raspberries and a quite strong scent of elderflowers and elderberries - spiced with a stony minerality from the fine village terroir. On …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Les Hauts de Beaux Monts 2009
The Vosne Romanee village 2008 from Meo is slightly closed - but still quite accessible. In the nose red berry fruit .. liquorice ... hint of tar in the finish. On the palate quite rich dark fruit - a bit dense and slightly extracted for the vintage. Lovely balance between the fruit and the quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne Romanee 2008
The Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes is quite new in the Pacalet collection - and is made from a plot located in the top part of the vineyard - just below La Tache/Malconsort. The bouquet offer complex layers of red and dark berry fruit - spiced with violets, peony rose pepper and all spice. The palate is …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes 2012
