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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.
If you are looking for a specific wine - use the search function
The 2006 Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a real beauty - and the first vintage from this fine terroir. The bouquet is bursting with lovely red berry fruit and minerality - very sophisticated and quite expressive. On the palate very fine midpalate concentration with …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Cras 2006
The Chassagne Morgeot 1996 from Jadot is approaching a state of maturity. The bouquet is showing quite mature notes - hazelnuts, honey and a buttery yellow fruit. On the palate matured fruit - again fat buttery notes - held together by the powerful 1996 acidity. The finish is quite long and …
[Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot 1996
The Vosne-Romanee 2002 V.V. is really starting to show. It's made from the two Flagey lieux-dits, Les Quartier de Nuits and Les Violettes. The bouquet is showing sweet red fruit with notes of raspberries, sous-bois, asian spices - hints of violets, orange peel. On the palate still quite some grip …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Vosne Romanee Vieilles Vignes 2002
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Perrieres is showing well. Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1942. In the bouquet dark deep fruit with red and dark cherries. On the palate good body and length ...lovely and pure pinot fruit. Perhaps not offering the same spicy complexity as the Vosne village ... but …
[Read more...] about Domaine Forey, Nuits-Saint-Georges Perrieres 2011
The Vosne Romanee 2011 is a really beautiful village wine. In the bouquet lovely Vosne spices and a fine expression of forest berries. On the palate lovely pinot fruit with a core quite sweet and lush red fruit - good energy and nerve. It's well balanced with a good backbone from the fresh acidity …
