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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine des Croix is a quite new domaine, based on the old Domaine Duchet. The wines are made by regisseur David Croix, who is also a competent winemaker at Camille Giroud. The Beaune Les Greves 2009 is a typical Cote de Beaune 2009 - it's quite rich and dense, and slightly on the hot side. The nose …
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The Comtesse 2008 is a beautiful quite classical Bordeaux. The bouquet is slightly closed but showing sweet aromas of red and black currants, and toasted oak - hints of cumin and mocca. On the palate medium-bodied, quite lush, but also with quite a strong grip from the tannins. The tannins are ripe, …
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The 1993 Scharzhofberger Spätlese #17 from Egon Muller is approaching maturity. In the nose petrolium, dried fruits, a wonderfull minerality. The bouquet is very complex offering hints of honey, coffee and almonds, combined with citrus notes from the acidity. On the palate it's displaying medium …
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The Leoville Poyferre 2008 is a good effort from this slightly overlooked Chateau. In the bouquet sweet ripe cassis, cedar with notes of black cherry, liquorice and toasted oak. On the palate fine pure fruit and nicely structured with good ripe tannins. On the negative side it lacks a little …
Gazin’s 2008 is a big masculine styled Pomerol. The nose is oozing with licorice, mocca , black currants, plums and Asian spices. On the palate quite firm, full-bodied and dense with a very good concentration balanced by a strong framwork of tannins. Sadly the concentration is matched by a quite …
