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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The La Tâche 2011 from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is a magnificent wine .. and quite a step up from the otherwise outstanding Richebourg from DRC. The bouquet is slightly closed compared to the more flamboyant Richebourg 2011 - but still bursting with layered red and dark fruits, Vosne spices and …
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The Richebourg 2011 from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is fulfilling the promise it showed from cask - its an expressive firework of Vosne spices and minerality. The bouquet is still very extrovert with refined cool red and black fruits - bursting with Vosne spices, minerality and currently a sligthly …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 2011
The Grands-Echezeaux is somehow the slightly overlooked wine in the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti lineup. It is however a magnificent wine in its own right, but is of course somewhat overshadowed by the four top reds - Richebourg, Romanee Saint-Vivant, La Tâche and Romanee-Conti. In this article I …
La Tâche is a legendary grand cru with a quite interesting history. It has always been a monopole - but nevertheless the monopole status have been challenged and the vineyard expanded quite dramatically within the last 100 years. The history of La Tâche involves some of the most prominent …
[Read more...] about La Tâche – a historic view on a legendary grand cru
The Vosne Romanee Les Gaudichot is the relatively unknown neighbourg of the great La Tache vineyard. Collectors are however beginning to appreciate the Gaudichot terroir - and the demand for the few bottles made is rising year after year. The history of Les Gaudichots is very interesting and …
[Read more...] about Vosne-Romanee Les Gaudichots – History, owners & wines – update
