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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne-Romanée Clos du Chateau 2016 is surprisingly decandent and organic - sinfully delicious. The nose is very floral with a georgeous organic fruit - forward and ripe with a tremedous minerality. On the palate fresh and cool - lovely intensity with airy midpalate fruit. It's vibrant and …
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The 2009 Echezeaux is starting to unfold, and this is more forward than the previous bottle tasted in October 2018. Plenty of Vosne spices and a quite strong mineral impression - ripe and rich. On the palate lovely intense fruit - vivacious and lively. Would say quite a few years more - but already …
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The Bourgogne Blanc 2017 from the new and rather unknown estate Moron-Garcia is a delightful wine - confirming the lovely expression of the 2017 vintage. It's a big wine for the level - relatively rich yet fresh and vivid with a long fruit driven mid-palate. The finish has a lovely saline note and a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Moron-Garcia, Bourgogne Blanc 2017
A new year and a new vintage - and back at Rue de la Croix Rameau .. looking forward to taste the Grivot 2017s. The 2016s showed very well in my view, with a lovely balance and intensity - the 2017 are somewhat lighter and more forward offering a more sunny and fresh style than the somewhat more …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Grivot: Tasting of the 2017s from tank
One of my favourite wines from Charles Lachaux is the Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Corvées Pagets, a rather overlooked terroir located between Clos Saint-Marc, and Clos des la Corvées in the northern end of Premeaux - in the southern end of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. So let's take …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, NSG Clos des Corvées Pagets
