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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Sebastien Cathiard have made some magnificent 2011s and the Nuits-Saint-Georges village is no exception. The bouquet is bursting with fresh red berry fruit ... variations of red cherries ... supported by a hint of eathy minerality. On the palate lovely concentration - silky and refined for this …
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Vosne-Romanee Les Suchots is a large and quite diverse terroir, with some interesting plots producing lovely wines. Sadly there are also some low points, where more dense and rather poorly focused wines are produced. The Suchots vineyard is very fragmented with 38 plots, covering in total …
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The 2012 Aux Reignots from Cathiard is a delightfully filigree effort. The nose is crammed with red and dark fruit - boysenberries, pomegranate, red and dark cherries + a selection of red forrest berries - spiced with violets and a touch of gun powder. On the palate rich, airy and silky fruit - …
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The 2004 Les Suchots from Cathiard is a impressive effort for the vintage. The bouquet offer rich dark and spicy fruit ... quite youthful with notes of dark cherries, blackberries, plum - spiced with violets and a very slight hint of dark chocolate. On the palate rich and weighty for the vintage ... …
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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 …
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