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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
91p Fine Drink from 2022 Tasted 22/10/2022 Emotions: The 2014 Clos du Château is giving the full monty currently; a cool and expressive vin d'émotion. It's lively, with ever-so-slight reduction and loads of pinot droit fruit; the cinnamon is still in the background. This will definitely …
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91-92p Fine Drink from 2022 Tasted 17/10/2022 Emotions: The 2009 La Colombière has settled into its stride, and the oak is now beautifully integrated after being more prominent earlier on. It is a refined wine, and tasted blind the guess was a 1er cru. Tremendous hedonistic joy and …
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Let me be clear: Wine is about hedonism and joy, and it is always timely and appropriate to open a vin d'émotion. The prices of some wines are astronomical, but it is rarely the fault of the winegrower, who often gets less than 20% of the inflated grey-market price. What! How can you open ... …
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The 2013 Liger-Belair Clos du Chateau is firing on all cylinders, and is a magnificent wine, currently exploding with Vosne spices and airy, energetic fruit. It's very expressive and exuberant, flashing all its scents and spicy notes as a great tribute to Vosne-Romanée. While not a big wine, it …
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Grands Echzeaux is one of the more prominent grand crus which sits just below the very top tier - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, and Musigny. It is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a bit overlooked, although new producer names in this …
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