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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2005 version of the Chambolle 1er cru is a powerful but surprisingly refined effort after 3 hours of decanting. The nose is crammed with red berry fruit ... ripe, sweet and intense ... but also fresh and quite transparent offering a nice view to the Musigny terroir. On the palate layers of …
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The 2007 version of the Chambolle 1er cru is a delicate and understated effort. In the nose pure and quite airy red berry fruit and a discrete minerality. On the palate quite light-footed with pure fruit and a nice length ... it has a lovely balance and a lovely harmonious impression of Musigny …
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The 2008 Chambolle Musigny 1er cru is really showing off. In the nose sweet and ripe red berry fruit - supported by a filigree and vibrant Chambolle minerality. On the palate lovely sweet and airy red pinot fruit ... so pure and transparent. The fruit is supported by an explosion of minerality on …
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The Bourgogne Blanc 1999 from Vogue is approaching full maturity. The nose is complex with notes of matured yellow fruit - hints of acacia, citrus, hazelnuts and apple - lifted by a chalky and stony minerality. On the palate still quite crisp with a medium weight midpalate fruit ... matured but …
I have followed Burgundy wines quite closely the last 20 to 25 years - tasting a lot of lovely wines from many different domaines. One domaine does however hold a special place in my passion for Burgundy wines - the name is Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé - a domaine with history, great vineyards, …
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