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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 Leroy - Leroy d'Auvernay Bourgogne 1971 is a quite extraordinary wine. The bouquet is very delicate with a fantastic complexity for this level - notes of orange, coffee, sous-bois, truffle and truffle peel. On the palate mature red pinot fruit - very fresh and juicy given the age. It's quite …
[Read more...] about Maison Leroy, Leroy d’Auvernay Bourgogne 1971
Domaine Serafin made some very fine Gevreys in 1999 - and the Cazetiers is one of the very best in the lineup - most likely only surpassed by the great Charmes Chambertin. The Cazetiers 1999 is still quite youthful but starting to show some matured notes. In the bouquet rich red berry fruit with a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Serafin, Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1999
The Mazis Chambertin 2000 from Dugat-Py is still surprisingly youthful and fresh. In the bouquet ripe and deep red berry fruit with fresh notes of raspberries - spiced with truffles and a lovely earthy minerlity. On the palate layers of deep and intense red fruit - complex, rich and quite dense. …
The 2002 Meursault Goutte D'Or from Comte Lafon is a lovely wine. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, a citrus infused minerality with hints of hazelnuts and spized with a hint of oak. On the palate fresh and vibrant fruit with fine weight and length - very well balanced with a lovely acidity. …
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The 2002 Gevrey Chambertin Petite Chapelle from Dugat-P is still young and quite vibrant. In the nose fresh raspberry notes ... beginning to have more complex hints of truffle and sous-bois. On the palate fresh and juicy raspberry fruit ... fine length with a quite intense earthy minerality in the …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey-Chambertin Petite-Chapelle 2002
