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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Grands Echezeaux has an outgoing personality with plenty of juicy ripe fruit - still with the freshness and balance very much intact. The nose is bursting with fruit - notes of blueberries, boysenberries, cassis and red currant - brought forward by the earthy minerality of this generous terroir. …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Grands Echezeaux 2015
The Echezeaux was the last wine harvested in the 2015 vintage - but still on the cool side it seems. This is a big Echezeaux with plenty of stuffing. The nose offer red but predominantly darker fruits currently - notes of cassis, boysenberries and blueberries - the oak somewhat forward and a slight …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Echezeaux 2015
The Corton was the first to be havested at DRC - it comes from a blend of Corton Clos du Roy, Les Bressandes and Les Renardes This is a wine offering a focused and quite serious side of the Corton appelation - with plenty of balance and refinement. The nose offer primarily dark berry fruit - very …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Corton 2015
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a legendary estate, and while the wines are getting tremendous acclaim throughout the world there are one or actually several relatively unknown vineyards and a rather overlooked wine in the portfolio. It is well known that Domaine de la Romanée-Conti produces an …
[Read more...] about The white DRC from Saint-Vivant de Vergy
Romanee Saint-Vivant is somehow the rising star among the Grand cru's of Vosne Romanee. For many years Richebourg was undisputed number four after the three big Grand Cru's - Romanee-Conti, La Romanee and La Tache. But in the last two decades the wines from Romanee Saint-Vivant have shown big …
[Read more...] about Romanee Saint-Vivant – history, plots and owners – new update
