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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Below you will find all the wines tasted - aside from some wines tasted during the estate visits.
The wines taste during the recent estate visits can be found under the producer visit page.
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The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux is the first wine from Arnaud et Sofie - Arnaud Sirugue and his wife Sofie Noëllat. This is a truly delightful effort and rising qualiy wise somewhat above the fine 2017. It's offering a lovely depth and a very fine mineral note - delightful fruit intensity. This …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Vosne-Romanee “Les Barreaux” 2016
The Domaine Moron-Garcia, Beaune Les Tuvilains 2017 is a truly tremendous wine, and for me one of the main discoveries of 2018. The rich and earthy fruit with it's vivid freshnes and lovely complex extrovert notes does provide a sensational joy and hedonistic pleasure. It's vibrant, it's Beaune in …
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The 2017 is a vivid and charming Chevalier-Montrachet showing fine intensity and depth. The fruit is offering a lovely and quite intense minerality with fine white orchards fruits. It's mineral intensity is lovely and while it's a intense wine - its still very forward and charming - the 2017s are …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chevalier Montrachet 2017
The Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsort 2010 from Domaine Dujac is potentially a magnificent wine - although this example perhaps was a bit advanced. The nose is open and complex - lovely display of Vosne spices perhaps brought forward by a hint of VA. On the palate intense and vibrant with a lovely depth …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsort 2010
The Moron-Garcia Marsannay Clos du Roy is a rather intense and powerful wine for this level. While the 2017s are fruity and forward this does have quite an edge - character and a lovely vivid expression. The nose offer plenty of red and dark fruits - quite intense. On the palate good energy - lovely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Moron-Garcia, Marsannay Clos du Roy 2017
