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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
This example of the Vogüé Musigny 02 is more youthful than the bottle tasted four month earlier. In the nose layered red fruit - intense, rich and almost dense, with the powerful Musigny minerality lurking in the background. On the palate deep and weighty red fruit - powerful and intense with a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2002
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1996 from Vogue is quite a masterpeice by Francois Millet. The nose is crammed with red and dark fruits brought forward by a very intense slightly citrus infused Chambolle minerality. On the palate very balanced and powerful ... with a zen like and airy expression of the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1996
On my November visit to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a tasting of the 2013 vintage from cask. The Vogüé tasting is sort of a benchmark tasting for me, as this is one of the very first estates I visited in Burgundy back in the late 1990s. It's always a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting of 2013s from Cask
The 2012 Chambolle 1er cru is quite a step up from the village Chambolle. The bouquet is slightly closed but offer a quite generous red and dark berry fruit infused with a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate quite weighty and juicy fruit ... layered and transparent. It's crystal clear and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru 2012
Three fine visits today in Vosne, Chambolle and Saint-Aubin. Still very rainy in Burgundy with minor floodings of roads, cellars and vineyards. Visit at Domaine Georges Noellat First visit .. Maxime Cheurlin at Domaine Georges Noellat .. the in my view brightest star among the new winemakers in …
