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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru - Cuvée Baronne du Baÿ 2015 set a new record at the 155th Hospices de Beaune auction - with the price reaching € 117.700 per barrel. The old record was set at the 2014 auction when the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru - Cuvée Cyrot-Chaudron 2014 reached a price of € …
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