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The Vogue 2009 Chambolle 1er cru is like always made from young vines on the Musigny vineyard. Slightly closed in the bouquet, with a rather dark fruit expression. Not much minerality is showing in the nose. The taste is more forward with dense fruit, quite good acidity and minerality. Fine coulis …
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The Chambolle village 2009 from Vogue is a fine wine for the vintage. The bouquet shows fine minerality and red and darker fruits. On the palate very good backbone of tannin and acidity, with a very fine freshness for a 2009. Very well balanced effort from Vogue. A pleasure and one of the top …
Second time I taste the Latour Martillac 1955, and this time much more interesting. This is not your everyday white, this is a dry Bordeaux but made from semillion with quite some sweetness. The sweetness has kept this wine balanced for 56 years, and where a lot of other white Bordeaux fall appart, …
The 1999 auktion Spätlese is a very drinkable wine. Quite open bouquet with some mature notes. On the palate quite rich and sweet, but lacking some grip and backbone. The 1999 vintage is soft with quite low acidity in Mosel. A fine effort from Haag, but the great 1999 vines comes from …
[Read more...] about Fritz Haag, Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spätlese 1999 #14 MG
This 1994 Auslese from Prum is a wonderful wine. Quite mature notes in the bouquet, but still some fresh sweet riesling aromas - classic Prum. On the palate medium sweet - the way an Auslese should be. Very fine freshness from the impressive 1994 acidity - Prum and 1994 is a perfect match. My kind …
[Read more...] about J.J. Prum, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 1994 #2097
