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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Hautes de Beaux Monts 2011 offer a lovely expression of Vosne terroir. In the bouquet red and dark pinot fruit with a lovely spicy minerality. On the palate lovely vibrant fruit focused by the fine minerality and the crisp acidity. A impressive village offering a fine and precise expression of …
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The Chambolle La Combe d'Orveaux is from a small vineyard just above the Musigny vineyard. This may be a 1er cru but one sense the intense power and depth of the neighbouring grand cru. The bouquet offer red berry fruit - Chambolle style - with a stony but very refined minerality. On the palate rich …
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The Bourgogne Chadonney offer a lovely crisp and harmonious fruit - so typical for the 2011 whites. It's made from old wines - 65 years - and this is showing. The bouquet offer fine yellow fruit with notes melon, pear and citrus. On the palate good quite rich fruit - old wines - and a lovely …
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The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2002 is now showing matured notes. In the bouquet red berry fruit with notes of sous-bois, orange and liqourice. On the palate lovely pure and ripe red fruits - good freshness and nerve - with a lovely transparancy. It's medium bodied with a lovely mineralic …
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The Vosne Romanee village Hauts de Beaux Monts 2009 from Bruno Clavelier is showing quite well. In the nose red and dark berry with notes of cherries, blueberries, raspberries and a quite strong scent of elderflowers and elderberries - spiced with a stony minerality from the fine village terroir. On …
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