I rarely taste the wines of Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron these days - and while I have never been blown away by wines from this estate - Winehogs do not take off by a slight gust of wind or a mere breeze of quality - I have however had some quite … [Read more...] about Domaine J.-J. Confuron, Chambolle-Musigny 2012
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J.-J. Confuron, Romanee Saint Vivant 2001
The 2001 Romanee Saint Vivant from Confuron was a big and quite austere wine. The nose was rather closed at first but then started to show some red fruits, cherries and a slight hint of mocca. On the palate good concentration and length, a fine … [Read more...] about J.-J. Confuron, Romanee Saint Vivant 2001
J.-J. Confuron, Nuit St. Georges Aux Boudots 2007
The Boudots 2007 from Confuron was sligtly closed. The bouquet had red fruits with cherry and raspberries. The palate was quite accessible showing nice ripe red fruit. Not showing a lot of complexity but a quite elegant wine. While this was a very … [Read more...] about J.-J. Confuron, Nuit St. Georges Aux Boudots 2007
J.- J. Confuron, Clos de Vougeot 2004
The Clos de Vougeot 2004 from Confuron was open and ready to enjoy. In the bouquet red fruits - raspberries and strawberries, and some notes of green pepper (found in many 2004s). On the palate also open and accessible, with sweet matured fruit. Like … [Read more...] about J.- J. Confuron, Clos de Vougeot 2004
Jean-Jacques Confuron, Nuit-Saint-Georges Les Chabaeufs 2004
Very open and sweet in the bouquet - quite mature Burgundy nose. On the palate also sweet notes with fine coulis flavors. A slight green tone can be detected, if one is really picky, but otherwise very pleasent. Very charming and soft for a 2004, but … [Read more...] about Jean-Jacques Confuron, Nuit-Saint-Georges Les Chabaeufs 2004
WineHog rating system – more than points
Tasting and rating wine is not exact science ... and therefore I prefer to use a scale that reflects that wine is a living organism and that a wine can taste like 94 points one day ... and 93 the next day ... depending on the moon, the glass, … [Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points