Winehog - with a passion
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.
If you are looking for a specific wine - use the search function
The Coeur de Roy 1999 is starting to show. In the nose dark and intense fruit - notes of raspberries, blueberries, a hint of iron, sous-bois and truffle peel. On the palate dense and very weighty for a village, with a powerful structure of tannins as a backbone. The midpalate fruit is quite lovely …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur de Roy 1999
The 2000 Meursault Clos de la barre from Comte Lafon is now reaching maturity. In the bouquet mature yellow fruit with notes of pear, almonds and a citrus infused minerality - discrete hints of belle de boskoop and coffee, On the palate zappy acidity and a lovely mature fruit - focused with a lovely …
[Read more...] about Comte Lafon, Meursault Clos de la barre 2000
The Bourgogne Blanc 2011 from Antoine Jobard is a very balanced and harmonious wine - made from the three village climates Sous la Velle, En l'Ormeau and La Monatine. The bouquet is fresh and youthful with pear and some more exotic elements of peach and mango - spiced with a discrete minerality. On …
[Read more...] about Domaine Antoine Jobard, Bourgogne Blanc 2011
The 2003 Aux Brulees from Meo-Camuzet is a big and intense wine. The bouquet is crammed with sweet dark fruit - notes of blueberries, cassis, liquorice and Vosne spices. On the palate very rich and dense fruit - sweet ripe notes - balanced with quite powerful tannins and a very fine minerality. It's …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee Aux Brulees 2003
The Richebourg 2007 from Anne Gros is a quite lightfooted and refined effort. The bouquet is still slightly closed but offering red fruit with notes of raspberries and forest berries - spiced with a hint of sous-bois, all spice and rose petals. On the palate very well balanced and harmonious - quite …
