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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vogue Musigny is beginning to show again, after years of sleep. The Bouquet is showing some mature notes, but is still very fresh for a 21 year old wine. Some sweet and red notes, a hint of tar, but otherwise still need time to show the great potential. On the palate also beginning to soften, …
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The Chambolle village from Dujac now starting to close down a little. The flavors are still fresh with the fine minerality, red fruits an very fine tannins for a 2008. It needs some air to open up, and show the full potential of this charming wine. It's quite a big village wine, with a good weight …
A very fine effort, focused, fine minerality and a very vibrant pinot fruit.Lovely bouquet with red fruit and Vosne minerality A very fine expression of the 2008 vintage, with good concentration and balance and a wonderfull freshness. So far the best wine I have tasted from Clavelier, as the …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees 2008
La Combe Brulee is a very nice and pure expression of the Vosne Romanee terroir. Made on the village vineyard located above Aux Brulees, it has a better more clear terroir, than many village wines made from a mix of different vineyards. Like many other 2009 wines it's slightly on the heavy side, …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee La Combe Brulee 2009
Tasted at Cote D'Or just a few month before the tragic death of Bernard Loiseau. The 1995 Vosne Romanee village came after Meo-Camuzet 1993 Clos de Vougeot, and was amazing. The sheer intensity of the wine overpowered the bigger terroir of the Meo wine. The Jayer village wine was lush, silky and …
