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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant from Arnoux-Lachaux is made from a 0.375 ha plot in the southern part of the vineyard - just above the garden of Bernard Gros and just north of La Grande Rue. The 2006 edition is a lovely effort for the vintage and showing well currently. The bouquet is quite expressive with …
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The 2008 Aux Reignots from Arnoux-Lachots is a very good rather than great effort. In the bouquet red and dark berry fruit, rather dense - with notes of raspberries, dark cherries, plum and liquorice. On the palate very dense and weighty for the vintage with a rich and very ripe midpalate fruit. Its …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots 2008
The Aux Reignots is in my view one of the most interesting 1er crus of Cote de Nuits - its perhaps not quite in the same popularity league as Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux, Aux Malconsorts or Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, but the focus on this terroir has increased dramatically during the last 10 …
[Read more...] about Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots – a fragmented delight
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant from Arnoux-Lachaux is made from a 0.375 ha plot in the southern part of the vineyard - just above the garden of Bernard Gros and just north of La Grande Rue. The 2008 edition of this lovely wine offers a quite expressive nose, with dark and red fruits - cherries, …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
[Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points
