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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2004 Les Suchots from Cathiard is a impressive effort for the vintage. The bouquet offer rich dark and spicy fruit ... quite youthful with notes of dark cherries, blackberries, plum - spiced with violets and a very slight hint of dark chocolate. On the palate rich and weighty for the vintage ... …
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The Aux Reignots is in my view one of the most interesting 1er crus of Cote de Nuits - its perhaps not quite in the same popularity league as Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux, Aux Malconsorts or Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, but the focus on this terroir has increased dramatically during the last 10 …
[Read more...] about Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots – a fragmented delight
On my November 2014 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to taste the 2013s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Expectations were high after tasting some very fine 2013s at other Domaines .. needless to say - I was not disappointed - the 2013s from Liger-Belair are very fine indeed. …
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The 2007 Aux Reignots from Grivot is a delightful effort - and a rare bird - only around one cask produced each year. The nose is quite open and expressive with red and darkberry fruit spiced with violets and a forward minerality. On the palate lovely cool medium weight fruit ... forward and openly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jean Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots 2007
The Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots 2003 is surprisingly developed. In the bouquet red and dark berry fruits with notes of prunes, sous-bois and truffles. On the palate weighty and quite openly knit - the fruit is very ripe with a few overripe hints of prune. Its a big and voluptuous Reignots ... with …
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