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The Grands Echezeaux 1988 from Sirugue is fully mature and show the best side of 1988 fresh and lively acidity and a lovely transparancy. In the bouquet sweet red fruit, sous-bois, hints of truffle and peony rose. On the palate cool transparent red fruit, very balanced but lacking a bit of the …
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The Grands Echezeaux 1978 from Sirugue is a delightful mature wine ... in perfect condition and taken at the right moment. In the bouquet sweet red fruit, sous-bois, truffle - spiced with a orange infused minerality ... classic 1978 nose. On the palate layers of fine pure delicate red fruit .. not a …
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Third day in Burgundy ... four visits .. Domaine Dublere, Domaine Cathiard, Domaine Robert Sirugue and last but not least Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Domaine Dublere A very fine visit with owner and winemaker extraordinaire Blair Pethel. The 2013s from Dublere are very well made and delightful …
The Vosne-Romanee 2012 is a quite delicate and honest village . The bouquet is offering pure juicy red fruit ... with a quite lovely Vosne minerality. On the palate good midpalate fruit ... forward and pure. It is a step in the right direction from the 2011 ... but is in my view still lacking a bit …
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The Vosne-Romanee Les Petits-Monts 2012 from Sirugue represent another step up in quality for Domaine Sirugue. The bouquet is offering pure juicy red fruit ... intense with lovely Vosne minerality and spices - notes of violets, peony rose and a hint of oak. On the palate layers of rich fruit - …
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