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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Bruno Clavelier is a friendly, extremely dedicated man whose perfectionist approach to winemaking and understanding of terroir are impressive. My tastings chez Clavelier rarely produce any big surprises, as my high expectations are always met by very well-made wines (see the articles on …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Bruno Clavelier – tasting the 2019s
The world is strange. I have been very lucky assembling enough material to continue writing articles during the last three months, when travelling was banned. My first post-virus tasting - earlier this month while observing the rules of social distancing and disinfection - was in Vosne-Romanée: …
[Read more...] about A quick tasting of Domaine Bruno Clavelier 2017s
The Corton Rognet from Bruno Claverlier is a rare bird, although I have been lucky enough to spot it before on my home turf. The 2010 is starting to open up, with its well-known hint of elderberry still present. It is showing beautifully: gorgeous, cool fruit and lovely, deep, earthy minerality. …
The Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2012 is still fairly closed with a quite tense and tight nose of elderberries. In a sense classic Bruno Clavelier - it's simply just too early and still one can feel a lovely potential. I'm sure this wine will unfold beautifully in 5 years or perhaps even less - it …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2012
The Corton Rognets is a relatively rare bird from Bruno Clavalier. The 2010 is showing beautifully - gorgeous fruit and a lovely deep earthy minerality. Not a big and dense Corton but intense, fruity and refined - notes of blue berries, raspberries with a floral hint. On the palate intense and vivid …
