Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A very busy week with plenty of tastings - covering a large part of Burgundy. From Morey to Santenay in just the last days - meeting a lot of nice people making wines with love and talent. I’m always surprised how many new and fine estates one can find just scratching the surface. Domaine du …
[Read more...] about More tastings of the 2016s – exiting and delightful
The Bonnes-Mares 1976 from Domaine Dujac is still showing nicely - fully mature and at a drinking stage. The bouquet unfolded beautifully after some time in the glass - initially a bit of tar and figue - a clear indication of the hot 1976 vintage. After some minutes more red fruit and sous-bois is …
Clos Saint Denis was sort of a overlooked and hidden treasure for me, as Clos de la Roche stole my attention when I began my interest in Morey-Saint-Denis with the 1988 vintage of Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche. My passion for Domaine Dujac and Clos Saint-Denis really began when I tasted the …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Dujac Clos Saint-Denis
It's a pleasure to see the 2009s shaping up so beautifully ... even so the Clos St. Denis from Domaine Dujac. It still youthful but the fruit is bright and transparent offering sweet dark and red berries .. boysen berries, black currant spiced with liqourice and some red forest berries. The fruit is …
The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and weight. It's quite reduced offering only hints of whats underneath ... but clear signs that it's a a quite cool Bonnes Mares with some energetic red currant and pomegranate notes in the nose and on the palate. …
