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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I first tasted the La Tâche 1990 some 20 years back, and to date it's the greatest red Burgundy I have tasted. To revisit this wine is not only a test of the wine but also a test of time and my palate. The La Tâche 1990 is still a both monumental and truly extraordinary wine - still in it's late …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tâche 1990
There are many fine village terroirs in Vosne-Romanee producing some of the very best village wines from Burgundy. If we go 20 or 30 years back most village wines were blends made from several vineyards but in recent years more and more single vineyard village wines have gained a stronger …
[Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Vosne-Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres
The 2009 Aux Reignots is by far the most backward vintage of this fine wine ... and it should be left in the cellar for now. I have tasted this on two occations in 2015 - first in June at the 200 years anniversery of The Liger-Belair family in Burgundy, and then at New Year here in Denmark. The …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2009
Domaine Georges Noëllat has within a few years moved from the dark and unknown to a rising bright star on the Burgundy heaven. Maxime Cheurlin is in my view an unique talent ... a natural .. with an intuitive ability for making great Burgundies. Within a few years he has managed to improve quality …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Georges Noëllat tasting of the 2014s from Cask
There is a lot of focus on Aux Malconsorts, Cros Parantoux and Aux Reignots but Vosne-Romanee 1er cru Les Beaux Monts is perhaps a bit overlooked these days. The lack of attention seems a bit strange and perhaps even unfair - as Les Beaux Monts was very highly regarded in the old …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy, Vosne Les Beaux Monts
