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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of the highlights on my November 2014 tour de Bourgogne was my very first visit at Domaine Cathiard. I have seen the wines from this Domaine improve tremendously over the years - a development that was accentuated when Sebastian Cathiard took over in 2011. Both the 2011s and the 2012s are …
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The mighty Richebourg from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is one of the top wines of Burgundy allthough it's only number four or five in the impressive DRC lineup. While both Romanee Saint-Vivant and La Tâche have entered the DRC holdings within the last century, the DRC holdings in Richebourg dates …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg
One rarely see a producer in Burgundy making two different wines from the same vineyard, unless it's a declassification of young and younger wines. Etienne de Montille has however decided to make two cuvees from Vosne-Romanee Aux-Malconsorts - one regular cuvee made from two plots inside Malconsorts …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane
The La Tâche 2011 from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is a magnificent wine .. and quite a step up from the otherwise outstanding Richebourg from DRC. The bouquet is slightly closed compared to the more flamboyant Richebourg 2011 - but still bursting with layered red and dark fruits, Vosne spices and …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tâche 2011
The Richebourg 2006 from Meo-Camuzet is a big and expressive wine. The nose offer rich red and dark berry fruit spiced with sous-bois, tar, mint, game and violets. On the palate rich and quite opulent, with a focusing core of minerality and tannins. It's long, rich and openly knit ... with a …
