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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Ruwer valley is a little overlooked, and that's quite sad, as the best producers Maximin Grünhaus and Karthäuserhof makes some very fine wines. The Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Spätlese 2001 #2702 is a very good example of the Ruwer qualities. The bouquet is open, with loads of minerality, …
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The Chambolle 1er cru 2000 from Vogue is slowly approaching maturity. The nose is starting to show some sweet notes, but still a rather dark expression with raspberries and a hint of tar. Op the palate still some grip, and the fruit is not totally resolved. Needs a few years more to reach a mature …
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Clos de la Marechale 2006 from Mugnier is a very nice wine. The bouquet is semi open with fine fruity notes - dark cherries, liquorice and some oriental spices. On the palate rich dark fruit, quite dense at the moment, but with a good balance. Need time to focus the fruit, but the tannins are …
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The Chambertin 02 is one of the better efforts from Jacques Prieur. The bouquet is quite open with sweet rather dark fruit, black cherries and liquorice. The oak is still quite present in the nose, but good complexity as the wine is starting to show. On the palate lush ripe sweet pinot fruit. A fine …
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The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Hubert Lignier is still very youthful and a real powerhouse. In the bouquet sweet dark fruits, cherries, liquorice, oriental spices and a hint of forrest undergrowth. On the palate dense dark and ripe fruit, fine ripe tannins and a good backbone of minerality. Very …
