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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have known the Cacheux wines for many years, and have tasted vintages back to the 1990s, including quite recently a surprisingly delightful Vosne-Romanée Croix Rameau 1999 that really intrigued me. I also tasted the Cacheux wines at the Grand Jours de Bourgogne in 2018, and was hoping to return …
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The Echezeaux 1999 from Cacheux is unfolding beautifully - light footed yet still some weight. The bouquet offer matured fruit notes, expressive and a lovely refined style. On the palate very good length .. with a delighful fruit and mineral backbone. Not a big Echezeaux .. but nevertheless a fine …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Echezeaux 1999
The Vosne Romanee Les Croix Rameau 1999 from Cacheux was a very pleasent surprise - a delightful wine just beginning to unfold - after quite many years of sleep. The nose is offering red and dark fruit - dark cherries, hints of sous-bois - vivid and fresh. On the palate nicely structured, lovely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Vosne La Croix Rameau 1999
The Vosne Romanee Les Croix Rameau 1999 from Cacheux is not a memorable bottle. In the nose a quite austere fruit expression with some quite strong hints of oak. On the palate loads of tannins and quite lean fruit - not very pleasent. No flaws detected - but hopefully other examples are better. In …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Vosne La Croix Rameau 1999
The Vosne Romanee 2006 from Jacques Cacheux is a rather strange wine. In the bouquet some rustic oxidative notes with hints of tar and stems. The nose also shows elements of ripe juicy pinot fruit - with elements of strawberries and raspberries. On the palate same rather split personality, quite …
