The October trip is a shorter stop before the main round of tastings in start November 2017. I do have some exiting new names on the program here in October alongside some of my favorites I have visited before. First out - Domaine de la Cras - an estate located just outside Dijon - on the Côte …
Comte de Vogue
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Les Amoureuses 2015
While the Bonnes Mares perhaps is the bigger wine the Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses is always a special treat and event - and the 2015 is one of the best I have tasted. The bouquet is brimming with vivacious and sensual red sorbet like fruit - cool floral and intensely mineral driven. Delicate …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 2015
The Bonnes Mares 2015 is a true beauty offering plenty of layered fruit and a very vibrant and charming personality. In the nose generous red and darker fruits - blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate and red currant - spiced with a forward expression of earthy minerality - expressive and floral for …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Musigny 2015
The Musigny 2015 could well be a legend in the making. It does offer a unique balance between seductive generosity and a vibrant freshness found in very few vintages. Some have mentioned the 1929 vintage in connection with the 2015s - and while I have tasted very few 1929s - let alone 1929 Musigny - …
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Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Blanc 2015
The white Musigny from Vogüé is now back - and bottled - a treat to have the opportunity to taste it after the elevage. As with most 2015s whites it has really gained focus and structural presence after botling. It’s clearly not a acidity driven vintage - but the 2015 whites do offer a charming …
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