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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
First vintage of Corton from Domaine de la Romanee Conti. The Corton is the odd one out in the DRC lineup, and it doesn't really benefit from being served alongside it's brothers and sisters from Vosne Romanee. In the bouquet darker fruit aromas - raspberries, plum, black cherries, cassis and …
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The Vosne Romanee 1'er cru - Cuvee Duvault-Blochet - is a blend the grand cru vineyards in Vosne Romanee. The grapes are from the second pass trough in the vineyards, collecting grapes not fully ripe on the first pass trough. The 2009 edition of the cuvee Duvault-Blochet is a very open and charming …
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The 2002 Echezeaux offers a very nice bouquet of red fruits and minerality. Both the palate and the nose has quite a organic style, a very enjoyalble and charming wine. The fruit is typical 2002 - very intense with very sophisticated ripe tannins - the quality I admire in this vintage. Very good …
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Echézeaux is one of the largest grands crus of the whole Côte d'Or. It’s divided into a number of plots or climats the vineyard, located around the smaller Grands-Echézeaux. I have tasted some very good bottles of Echezeaux, but also some very poor bottles where only the label was an indication …
The Romanee Saint-Vivant 2004. A super elegant and complex wine, great length and finesse. A classic expression of both vintage and terroir. This is a very fine wine - classical style Burgundy from the days before global warming. (2015 -) - 93p …
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