Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Natural wines are very popular in Denmark, and the use of SO2 in the vinification have become very controversial among certain groups of winos. In my view this hysteria have given us a lot of very poor so called natural wines - many of them are heavily oxidized and almost undrinkable. Some …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet – ageing potential of low SO2 wines
The 2011 Pacalet Gevrey Belair is quite forward and expressive. The bouquet is crammed with intense organic red fruit - raspberries, pomegranate - with a hint of gooseberries, white peppar and cinnamon. On the palate focused and quite intense with a powerful fruit driven midpalate, and a long …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey Chambertin Bel Air 2011
The Nuits-Saint-Georges 2011 is a lovely combination of Pacalets organic style and the robust Nuits-Saint-Georges terroir. In the bouquet redberry fruit - rapsberries, blueberries - with a slight hint of liquorice. The palate is blessed with a rich red berry fruit - layers of strawberries, …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Nuits-Saint-Georges 2011
The 2011 Pacalet Echezeaux is very forward and expressive. The bouquet is crammed with sweet organic red fruit - raspberries, pomegranate, strawberries with a hint of violets and horseradish. On the palate rich - almost opulent - sweet red fruit - balaced by surprisingly abundant tannins. It's …
Philippe Pacalet is, as mentioned before, one of my favorite winemakers in Burgundy. I love the style of the wines, the drinkability, the lightness, the purity, the delicate expression of pinot fruit and the terroir. The 2010 vintage was a big succes for Pacalet, the quality was very high, and …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Philippe Pacalet 2012 from Cask – Grand Cru
