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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Grivot is making a large range of 1er crus, and while many are very fine indeed .. some stand out at least in the 2014 and the 2015 vintage. One of my new favorites - always had the Aux Reignots as the top dog (or is that hog) of the 1er crus - is the Vosne-Romanee Aux Brûlées. In both …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées
The Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges 2009 from Grivot is surprisingly forward and transparent. The nose is offering a lovely selection of red and dark berry fruit - energized by a nice fresh red currant note to bring forward the minerality. On the palate rather delicate for the vintage - medium weight - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Les Rouges 2009
Domaine Grivot has improved quality tremendously over the last 5 to 10 years, optimizing and improving the wines little by little each year. The wines are made with a lighter hand with the oak less present in the young wines, and since 2009 the micro details and the purity of the wines have been …
[Read more...] about Tasting of the 2014s from Domaine Grivot
I have tasted 2015 Burgundy reds in March, June and November 2016 and found some special wines in this vintage - wines with extraordinary qualities .. wines that seem to have an extra level of energy and tension. In June I struggled to see the pattern and the key to find these wines - but finally …
[Read more...] about One of the keys to find the best 2015 red Burgundies
Domaine Georges Noëllat in Vosne-Romanee Maxime Cheurlin is one of the most talented producers in Burgundy - and he has produced some beautiful and energetic 2015s. The lineup offered a few new wines - and they were just as the more reknown appellations very balanced and …
[Read more...] about Burgundy Impressions November 2016 – part 2
