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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Bourgogne Rouge Roncevie 2010 from Domaine Arlaud is a quite delightful little wine. In the nose red fruits - raspberries, with hints of gooseberries. On the palate fine pure pinot fruit, a good balance. It's not a very complex wine, but it has the wonderful freshness and structure of the 2010 …
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The Coche-Dury Meursault 2007, is starting to show a litte age. The nose is showing yellow fruit, apple, grape fruit, with elements of toast, gun powder and popcorn. On the palate good quite lush fruit, but with a strong backbone of acidity. It's medium bodied, with good length and concentration. …
The 2010 Meursault from Francois Mikulski is a crisp and fresh village wine. The bouquet offer fresh and crisp minerality, discrete yellow fruits - melon/pear - and a crisp acidity interlinged with the citrus notes. On the palate very elegant and refined acidity with a good expression of the …
This week the Danish importer Domaine Brandis made a very nice Wine festival in Copenhagen, where a lot of his producers presented wines from recent vintages. For me these Wine festivals are a good chance to taste and retaste the last vintages, and to taste some growers I don't taste …
A rare guest in my glass - Haegelen-Jayer Clos de Vougeot V.V. The 2005 edition of this quite rare wine is big and somewhat rustic. The nose is packed with red and dark cherries, liquorice and even a hint of cassis. On the palate quite full bodied, with subble and rich fruit. A big wine with good …
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