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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 2011 Pacalet Pommard Arvelets is slightly closed at the moment. In the bouquet notes of cherries and forest strawberries - slightly candied and dusty - rather refined and understated. On the palate rich and ripe red fruit - a juicy midpalate intensity with a nice fruit supported by quite a lot …
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The 2011 Pacalet Ruchotte Chambertin is a lovely expression of the 2011 vintage. At the moment slightly reduced and backward in the bouquet - but with notes of cherries, strawberries and pomegranate - spiced with white peppar and a hint of cinnamon. On the palate layers of pure and ripe red fruit - …
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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 …
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The 2009 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is a surprisingly refined effort - with only little evidence of the hot conditions in 2009. In the bouquet quite exotic fruit - white and yellow orchard fruits - slightly reduced and understated with a touch of oak. On the palate rich and intense, but also …
The 2000 Meursault Clos de la barre from Comte Lafon is now reaching maturity. In the bouquet mature yellow fruit, with notes of pear, with hints of peaches and almonds and citrus. On the palate it's rich and round - expressive and purem - with a quite good balance from the acidity. It's not a wine …
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