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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
La Combe Brulee is a very nice and pure expression of the Vosne Romanee terroir. Made on the village vineyard located above Aux Brulees, it has a better more clear terroir, than many village wines made from a mix of different vineyards. Like many other 2009 wines it's slightly on the heavy side, …
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Tasted at Cote D'Or just a few month before the tragic death of Bernard Loiseau. The 1995 Vosne Romanee village came after Meo-Camuzet 1993 Clos de Vougeot, and was amazing. The sheer intensity of the wine overpowered the bigger terroir of the Meo wine. The Jayer village wine was lush, silky and …
The Aux Reignot 2008 is very crisp with a fantastic minerality. Pure pinot flavors, and a very crisp and refined bouquet. Medium+ body with a fine and vibrant length. I really enjoy tasting a good 2008 wine in between the heavy and quite sweet 2009 wines. Aux Reignot might not be grand cru, but it …
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Domaine de Bellene the new brand of Nicolas Potel. The combination og Les Suchots and 2009 should not be ideal, both lacking the freshness. This is however a good to very good wine, with quite a good balance. On the palate the wine was showing very well, while the bouquet was a little bit …
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Jean-Yves Bizot is a brilliant winemaker, and his Les Jachees 2009 is a very good wine. Made from very old vines (80 years) on the small village vineyard located between the city of Vosne and the main road (D974). It has a very fine freshness not typical of the 2009 vintage, it's focused and quite …
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