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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares is perhaps the most famous and acclaimed wine from this large Grand Cru. In a sense the Roumier is the Bonnes Mares benchmark wine - a wine that sort of defines the terroir in more than one sense, and also the variation in the expression of the terroir. While other …
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Domaine Georges Roumier, Charmes-Chambertin ... nothing is ever simple in Burgundy - and writing about this wine does involve a bit of good Bourgundian name complexity. This wine is sold under two labels - Christophe Roumier, Charmes-Chambertin "Aux Mazoyères" and Jean-Pierre Mathieu …
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The Clos de lq Bussieres 2015 is a tremendous treat. This wine offer a quite fantastic vibrant energy - perhaps ever so slightly on the ripe side in the bouquet - slight hint of prune and liqourice .. but also cool vibrant cherries, raspberries brought forward by a deeply centeret earthy minerality. …
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My first Roumier 2015 - and what a delightful wine. The Chambolle Les Combottes is becoming one of my favourite wines from Roumier - due to it`s obvious yet rather delicate Chambolle minerality. The terroir is located just below the village - and next to Charmes .. and somewhat overlooked. The 2015 …
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A rare bird - the Ruchottes Chambertin from Domaine Georges Roumier - or should I say Christophe Roumier. This is my first encounter with this cuvée .. and what a magnificent wine. The Ruchottes terroir is offering a vibrant and vivid minerality, and showing a new side of the Rouminer estate. The …
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