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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Côte de Nuits Villages appellation is both overlooked and somewhat vaguely defined, and other appellations have sometimes taken its credit when the labels are printed. But make no mistake, there are very interesting terroirs in Côte de Nuits Villages, terroirs with lovely potential. In recent …
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I tasted quite a few interesting wines at social gatherings while celebrating Christmas and New Year. Lafon galore .. the good, the ugly Starting out with the whites I tasted three wines from Comte Lafon two 2004s - Les Perrieres and Les Charmes, and one sadly premoxed example of the 2001 …
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Emmanuel Rouget made some spectacular 2002s ... and the Vosne-Romanee Beaumonts is most certainly no exception. The bouquet is bursting with predominantly red fruit - strawberries and pomegranate - spiced with complex variations of Vosne spices and a delicately earthy minerality. On the palate juicy …
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The 2002 Cros Parantoux from Emmanuel Rouget is quite a step up from his otherwise delicious Echezeaux 2002. The bouquet is crammed with layers of predominantly red fruit - spiced with complex variations of Vosne spices and a quite earthy minerality. On the palate layers of velvet fruit ... deep, …
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The 2002 Echezeaux from Emmanuel Rouget is still showing great and quite youthful form. The bouquet is bursting with red fruits and Vosne spices ... expressive and forward. On the palate layers of cool ripe fruit - silky, juicy and well structured. It's rich and long but still quite lightfooted and …
