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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Glantenay Bourgogne Pinot Noir "Maison Dieu" 2017 is a delightful wine, offering what I want to find in a 2017. It's fresh, vivid and lively with plenty of fruit and a quite impressive intensity for this level. A lovely Bourgogne in my view - drinking very well indeed. (Drink from 2019) - …
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The Pommard Les Rugians Hauts from Domaine Glantenay is a further step up from the village level wines. The nose is vivid and clear - fresh fruits and a clear mineral note. On the palate both juicy and transparant fruit, with a lovely view to the terroir beneath. Really like the expression here, a …
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Next up - a harmonious and vibrant Pommard 2016 from Domaine Glantenay in Volnay. A lovely village offering deep and juicy fruit - rather classic offering a lovely display of red and dark fruits. A wine in fine balance currently .. showing very well - but will keep 10 years. A very enjoyable glass. …
First wine from Domaine Glantenay in Volnay ... an excellent Chambolle Musigny 2016 made by Sarah and Guillaume Glantenay, who quite recenly have taken over the vinification at the family estate. The Chambolle is rich and with quite some volume - presumbaly driven by the low yields in 2016 …
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My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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