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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The DRC Richebourg 2009 is a big muscular wine. In the bouquet quite floral with loads of ripe fruit - plum, black cherries, red and black forrest berries, notes of mocca, slightly toasted oak and Vosne spices. On the palate very rich and lush, with a big quite openly knit structure. It's a very …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 2009
I was very impressed by the 2010 vintage, when I tasted them at Grand Jours de Bourgogne. I was therefore keen to visit the domaine to taste the 2011 vintage from cask. Fortunately Domaine Anne Gros had time to recieve us for a short visit on my trip to Burgundy in May 2012. …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine Anne Gros 2011 from cask
The Grand Jours de Bourgogne is a very big event. There were 57 produceres at the Vosne Romanee tasting with around 200 wines - mostly from the 2010 vintage. At the same time tastings were held for Morey+Chambolle in Gilly, Nuit-Saint-Georges at NSG, and Gevrey Chambertin in Marsannay. In total more …
[Read more...] about Grand Jours de Bourgogne – Improving quality
Henri Jayer wines are rare and expensive, but the latest auction in Hongkong revealed a huge demand for the wines, and some very high prices. At the auction on 10th of February 2012 - Christies sold 744 Bottles from the private cellar of Henri Jayer - including 100 magnums and 644 normal bottles. …
The Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 is a legendary wine, and when we found it at a reasonable price at Les Millisime in Gevrey Chambertin (around 4000 FFR) we could not resist - even at lunch time. The wine was massive and quite closed compared to other Jayer wines I have tasted, and offered another …
