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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have followed Domaine Grivot over the last 10 to 15 years and been very impressed by the progress since 2007. The quality has improved significantly every year, and the style has changed to a more refined and terroir driven expression of pinot. The 2014s were magnificent, and I was therefore …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Grivot – initial impressions of the 2015s
There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twillight zone between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vosne-Romanee. This area is somewhat overlooked, but as the new generations of vignerons take on these terroirs, there are very fine wines to find from these …
[Read more...] about Villages vines from the Vosne twilight zone – Aux Réas
The Vosne village offer fine weight and concentration for this level - it's however made with a light hand - so very Bourgundian even in a big vintage like this. The nose offer relatively dark fruit, with some energetic elements of red fruit and a nice Vosne spiciness. On the palate rich and juicy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, Vosne-Romanee 2015
The 2014 La Romanee is a beautiful wine - showing very well even at this early stage. In the bouquet layers of very delicate red fruit - notes of strawberries, boysenberries, cherries - spiced with violets and peony rose and - presented by a very refined and powerful filigree minerality. On the …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2014
The first impressions I get from the new vintage is often a extensive tasting at Maison Philippe Pacalet. The wines from Pacalet is perfect for this purpose as the finish malolactic fermentation very early and even more important they have a very pure and clear expression of the vintage and the …
[Read more...] about Visit Philippe Pacalet, tasting of the 2015 red 1er crus
