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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 1993 Echezeaux from DRC is now entering a matured stage. The nose offer fine red and dark berry fruit - good minerality and a lovely spicyness - a bit dusty and herbal. On the palate fine concentration and length ... a fine to very fine effort .. not the most defined or refined Echezeaux tasted …
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I first tasted the La Tâche 1990 some 20 years back, and to date it's the greatest red Burgundy I have tasted. To revisit this wine is not only a test of the wine but also a test of time and my palate. The La Tâche 1990 is still a both monumental and truly extraordinary wine - still in it's late …
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The most iconic white wine from Burgundy is the Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. The combination of the most prestigious estate and the finest white wine terroir in the world is a quite unique combination. DRC only produced red wine until they acquired the first plot on Montrachet in …
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The Echezeaux 2004 from Domaine de la Romanee Conti is in a beautiful place at the moment. In the bouquet fine sweet red fruit - cherries and strawberries - spiced with sous-bois, peony rose, allspice and cinnamon. On the palate quite delicate ripe pinot fruit - the oak is a bit forward, but the …
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The mighty Richebourg from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is one of the top wines of Burgundy allthough it's only number four or five in the impressive DRC lineup. While both Romanee Saint-Vivant and La Tâche have entered the DRC holdings within the last century, the DRC holdings in Richebourg dates …
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