Grivelet is for various reasons a quite notorius estate in Burgundian history .. but lets focus at the wine at hand - a Vosne-Romanée village 1961. It's a fully mature wine in good conditions - a slight metallic note after some time in the glass does nevertheless suggest it's a bit past it's peak. …
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Domaine Leroy, Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts 2013
To be honest I rarely taste the wines from Domaine Leroy - and to taste a Vosne-Romanée Beaux Monts 2013 is really a treat. Many 2013s are showing beautifully currently - and this is also he case with the Leroy Beaux Monts - open, floral and expressive. The nose is brimming with red and dark berry …
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Bruno Clavelier Vosne Les Hautes Maizieres small vertical
Spring, Sun ... and a one weeek Burgundy trip ahead - and quite a few interesting articles in the pipeline - what is not to like! This is an article about a small vertical with four Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée Les Hautes Maizieres - including the vintages 2011 to 2014. As a side story: I …
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Vosne Village Gallore – Domaine Bruno Clavelier 2014
Sitting in the office on a sunny day catching up on some articles before the trip goes to Burgundy next week. The spring is here ... and the Rhino is barking in the garden - either to greet the new warmer season - or to warn the neighbour - don't disturb my view! It's very rare to have the …
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Insight 2015 – avoid the effects of water stress
The 2015 vintage was a hot vintage - and a dry vintage during the summer, and even though rain came in August some vineyards and especially younger vines seem to have suffered from lack of water. Some vines apparently got stressed by the lack of water during the summer, while other …
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