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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Peuillets is a lovely glass. The fruit is silky and expressive .. very sexy for the appellation with a lovely floral side (35% whole cluster). It's very harmonious and delicate - for the vintage, offering all one could wish for in a delightful …
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While I was both delighted and impressed by the Beaune Bressandes and the Beaune Greves - the Beaune Pertuisots take the honors in 2015. This wine has - in my view - a different level of energy than the others Beaune cuvées in the 2015 vintage. The bouquet show layers of fresh and juicy red fruit - …
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Finally the Corton Greves offer a darker and more substantial and concentrated expression of Corton, but nevertheless also very charming and expressive. This is a bigger wine than the Corton La Vigne au Saint - it's deeper with a very generous and intense layered mid-palate fruit. It's very long, …
The favorite is however the Corton La Vigne au Saint, a very expressive and outgoing Corton with 45% whole cluster grapes. The nose is bursting with energetic red fruit ... almost an explosion of juicy red berries - brought forward by the deep minerality of this slightly forgotten part of the Corton …
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The Beaune Greves, a great terroir, is even better - with the bouquet offering juicy layered fruit - quite floral and extrovert. On the palate rich, velvet and generous fruit - deep and long - with a lovely intensity generated by the mighty Beaune Greves terroir. Love the depth and intensity in this …
