The 2009 Bonnes Mares from Benjamin Leroux is unfolding beautifully - forward and enjoyable but still youthful. The bouquet offer juicy and rich fruit - variations of cherries, raspberries and some cassis - quite openly knit with a nice expression of minerality lurking below the surface. On the …
Domaine de la Cras, Cras 2014
Domaine de la Cras is a new estate located just south of Dijon in the appellation Coteaux de Dijon. The estate is apparently owned by the city of Dijon, and is now under the management of Marc Soyard - who have worked at Domaine Bizot in Vosne-Romanée. The estate makes four wines - two reds and two …
Visit Domaine Roulot – tasting of the 2015s from cask
One of the highlights of the year is the tasting of the latest vintage from Domaine Roulot in Meursault. The wines of Domaine Roulot is a benchmark for the whites in my view, as they always are among the best wines in each vintage - and furthermore they always reflect the style and nature of the …
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Domaine de la Cras, Cras 2014
Domaine de la Cras is a new estate located just south of Dijon in the appellation Coteaux de Dijon. The estate is apparently owned by the city of Dijon, and is now under the management of Marc Soyard - who have worked at Domaine Bizot in Vosne-Romanée. The estate makes four wines - two reds and two …
The overlooked Corton Charlie from Domaine Simon Bize.
I taste only a few Burgundies here and there .. but still I normally I have most of the best wines from region on my snout-radar. But especially the Corton hill has a lot of hidden - disapointments and luckily a few gems as well. One of these under the radar wines is the Corton Charlemagne made …
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