by Ray Johnson | Mar 8, 2009 | Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, Pinot Noir, Vosne-Romanee
Frederic Magnien, Vosne-Romanee, Vielle Vigne 2005 The nose of this wine features earth and rubber, some Band-Aid as well as reductive notes. In the mouth, the wine is tight and tannic, with obvious brett. I’ve had some other Magnien wines that showed nicely...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir, Vosne-Romanee
Domaine Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanee, Les Hautes Maizieres 2005 This wine combines minerality, earth and sweet oak in a very dense, concentrated package. This wine shows again that tannin can be a player rather than the dominant feature in a concentrated Burgundy....
