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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Hospice de Beaune have some quite prominent vineyards, and one is the relatively new Echezeaux du Dessus. The Hospice wines are getting increasingly expensive like most other Burgundies, and the Echezeaux is one of the most costly wines these days - together with the Clos de la Roche and …
[Read more...] about Terroir View: Hospice de Beaune, Echezeaux du Dessus “Jean-Luc Bissey”
The Hospices de Beaune Corton Charlotte-Dumay 2014 is slightly closed - like quite many 2014s are starting to be currently. This is a Cuvée made from Corton Les Ranardes and Les Bressandes - total area of the Hospice holdings here are 2.66 ha (63% Renardes) according to Domaine des Hospice de …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune, Corton Cuvée Charlotte Dumay 2014
The Hospices de Beaune Mazis-Chambertin Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2013 is one of the top end Cuvées of the Hospices de Beaune. I always have difficulties with these cuvées - but to the wine in the glass - it's quite oaky currently. The nose offer red and dark berry fruit and a rather dominant quite …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune, Mazis-Chambertin Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2013
The Hospices de Beaune Echezeaux Cuvee Jean-Luc Bissey is made from the plot that for years supplied grapes for the Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes. It has since the 2012 vintage been a part of the Hospices de Beaune collection - and one of the top cuvees. To the wine in the glas .. …
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This weeks article from C. Robert Collins is about his impressions from the Hospices de Beaune auction in 2015: "HOSPICES 2015 DEJA VU? NON. " One of the great wine events on the calendar is the Hospices de Beaune auction and harvest celebration. It is the unofficial first peek at the new vintage …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #3 – Hospices de Beaune – impressions
