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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Anne Gros is making some delightful wines, and the top of the range is the mighty Richebourg produced from a plot in the northern section of the vineyard - in the bottom part of the Gros family holdings - see map below where the Anne Gros holdings on Richebourg is marked with a red …
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The 2013 Vosne-Romanee Clos de Chateau offers a delightful red organic fruit on this dark and wet November evening. In the nose red fruit - strawberries, rhubarbs ...spiced with cinnamon and allspice. On the palate vibrant and juicy ... with a energetic acidity. Really like the lightfooted, …
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I have a soft spot for Les Hautes Maiziéres - in my view one of the most interesting village terroirs in Vosne-Romanee - aside from a few of the monopoles. The 2005 edition from Henri Roch is a magnificent example ... offering power, complexity and drinkability well beyond it's level. The nose is …
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The Vosne-Romanee Les Gaudichots 2013 from Domaine Machard de Gramont is a forward and fruity wine. In the nose raspberries and boysen berries ... rather darkish with a pronounced and initially slightly dusty minerality. On the palate fruity with a nice weight and purity. The acidity is fine and …
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Domaine Leroy is one of the legendary producers in Burgundy - a Domaine formed and managed by the equally legendary Mme. Lalou Bize-Leroy. The Domaine was shaped in 1988 when Mme Leroy acquired the old Charles Noëllat estate in Vosne-Romanée, and along whith this got sizable plots of both …
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