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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne Romanee village wine is one of my favorite wines from Meo-Camuzet. It's quite far from his best wine ... but it's not trying too hard either!! Just a very good village wine. The 2007 was surprisingly accessible, in the nose raspberries, minerality and a slight hint of gun powder. On the …
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The Boudots 02 from Meo is a very nice wine. The bouquet is showing some sweet mature notes, but otherwise it's quite youthful with ripe sweet pinot aromas. On the palate - same story - fine lenght with a good structure - drinkng very well. The oak is well integrated in the wonderful ripe pinot …
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The village Vosne Romanee 2008 is a very good effort from Meo. Slightly closed - but some red pinot fruit in the bouquet. The oak is very well integrated in the fruit. On the palate very fine balance, with ripe red fruit. Quite fat for a 2008. This is not a typical Meo wine, with it's red fruits …
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The Clos de Vougeot 2002 from Meo still have some way to go before it's ready to drink. Still quite a lot of toasted oak in the bouquet. Some mature sweet notes also, but still way to much oak. Very good concentration and fine ripe pinot fruit, but the oak flavors are masking the terroir at the …
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Echézeaux is one of the largest grands crus of the whole Côte d'Or. It’s divided into a number of plots or climats the vineyard, located around the smaller Grands-Echézeaux. I have tasted some very good bottles of Echezeaux, but also some very poor bottles where only the label was an indication …
