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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Chambertin Clos de Beze is a intense and slightly understated wine. The bouquet is currently somewhat closed showing juicy red berry fruit brought forward by a powerful and tightly knit earthy minerality. On the palate intense and powerful for the vintage ... very tightly knit yet still …
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The Corton Charlemagne is showing true Grand Cru level .. adding both refinement and depth. Seems like 2014 was a outstanding vintage for Corton Charlemange - have tasted quite a few and most are very fine - this is however among the best I have tasted. The bouquet is slightly understated offering …
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Bouchard Pere et Fils is the largest owner on Chevalier-Montrachet - and they produce two cuvees .. this "regular" bottling and the top cuvee La Cabotte made from the plot located just above the Bouchard plot on Montrachet. While La Cabotte is the top dog ... there is nothing regular about this …
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The Montrachet 2014 from Bouchard is one of the very best whites I have tasted ... this is what I wrote when I tasted it from cask in November .. and this is still the case tasted from bottle. A both mighty and refined Montrachet offering all the beautiful qualities of the 2014 vintage. It's made …
The Bourgogne Blanc 2014 from Bouchard Pere et fils is a very impressive wine given the numbers produced and its price point. It's not a micro cuvee for the Burgundy geeks - although I would happily drink and enjoy it as an everyday wine. With more than 300000 bottles produced this is the perfect …
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