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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Amoureuses 2008 from Bertheau is a classic Burgundy. Very fresh bouquet with a lot of minerality and red pinot fruit. Is beginning to close down, but still a real pleasure to drink. Light to medium body with a fantastic minerality. Lacking a bit of concentration, like most Bertheau wines. Nice …
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Second time in one month - this time the Amoureuses 2007 is showing much better. Wonderful sweet and red pinot fruit in the bouquet. On the palate quite lush and charming, with a good minerality to support the structure. A very very lovely wine. It's however not a big or very concentrated wine, but …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bertheau, Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2007
The Amoureuses 2007 is a very nice wine with good length and palate. The yields must be quite high, thus making the wine a little light compared to the top end Amoureuses. But it's a fine and quite charming wine. 91p (2016 - 2022) …
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 …
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