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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Romanee Saint-Vivant from Domaine Cathiard is a very pristine bottle - rare, expensive and first and foremost a tremendous glass of pinot. It is rare to see wines match the price of DRC - but on occasion the Cathiard Romanée Saint-Vivant is seen to match the RSV from Domaine de la …
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To find or even acquire the Domaine Dujac Romanée-Saint-Vivant does take quite an effort - with a production of two barrels annually it is a rare bird indeed. The ownership of the plot does furthermore limit the actual number of bottles on the market ... so in reality the chances of getting a …
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The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008 from Arnoux-Lachaux is getting more and more detailed and balanced. The nose is quite expressive offering variations of red and dark fruits - cherries, raspberries and hints of blueberries - spiced with peony rose and a nice floral minerality. On the palate refined and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008
Burgundy is all about terroirs and vineyard holdings, and many talented wine makers are limited by the vineyards they own and financial opportunities to rent or buy great vineyards. It is therefor sad to see producers owning great vineyards apparently without being able to unfold the full …
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The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some of the big wines from the 2015 vintage - wines I rarely have the chance to taste and evaluate from bottle. The Louis Latour, Romanée Saint-Vivant Les Quatre Journaux 2015 is not showing …
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