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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Bourgogne Aligote La Corvees de Bully 2017 from Nicolas Faure is a delightful Aligote. The nose is very pure and vivid with delicate white orchard fruits, notes of grass and anise. On the palate intense and saline - lovely depth and power. Not as intense as the 2014 - but I do adore the 2017s .. …
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The Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues 2016 is showing very well - starting out with a bit of CO2 but soon unfolds. The nose offer semi deep fruit - transparent and organic with a vivid energy. On the palate forward and with a deep fruit - classic Les Herbues and a lovely wine. A rather serious wine …
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What can I say ... great to be back in the diminutive cellar at Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. My first visit to Meuilley was in the summer of 2016 - and while I had heard about the wines from Nicolas Faure, he was then still relatively unknown. Now two years later his wines are famous …
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I do visit quite many estates - and there are many great moments, and highlights - but one of the most precious visits was my first tasting at Domaine Nicholas Faure in the summer of 2016. I came unprepared as I never tasted the wines before - but the tasting revealed a style and quality of …
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After running through my tasting notes from my June 2017 trip I have updated my impressions on the 2016 red Burgundies. Thibaud Clerget of Domaine Y. Clerget. I will update these impressions as I taste more 2016s over the next year, and add more insights ass I find them. Red Burgundies …
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