Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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I have followed Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé closely for quite many years now and always enjoyed the Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru for its minerality and expression of Chambolle terroir. In a sense the Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru has become a benchmark wine for me in Chambolle, as I each year taste …
[Read more...] about Twelve vintages of Comte de Vogüé, Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru
The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny village from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is surprisingly forward and open. The nose is crammed with sweet airy red berry fruit - notes of strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate spiced with hints of rose petals. On the palate lovely organic fruit - i.e. no feeling of SO2 …
The 2006 de Vogue wines are lovely and quite accessible. The Chambolle 1er cru is no exception with it's fruit and mineral driven bouquet. The nose is brimming with red and dark berry fruit ... a note darker than the village with a quite substantial mineral element ... and a pitch of gun powder. On …
[Read more...] about Comte de Vogue, Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru 2006
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2000 from Vogue has entered a semimatured stage and is showing well. In the nose red and dark berry fruit, sous-bois and a quite intense Chambolle minerality. On the palate very muscular and intense for the vintage - with a lovely midpalate weight and a nice vibrancy. …
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