I have started my "new" guide to Burgundy producers based on the emotional expression of their wines. While this is a work in progress, I'm perhaps a bit surprised by the results and also by the reactions, and I, therefore, feel a need to explain further. The Guides I have now classified …
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Visit to Domaine Michel Gros – Tasting the 2020s
When you have tasted Burgundy wines for 30 years, and have enjoyed vintages from 1929 to 2021, you know that there's a thing you could call "fashion" in Burgundy winemaking, for wont of a better term. It encompasses what is common and popular, and also what is not. One could say that current …
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Visit to Domaine Y. Clerget – Tasting the Red 2020s
I have followed Thibaud Clerget since his start with the 2015 vintage, and have seen a gradual and continual improvement in the quality and precision of his wines. It's always a treat to visit this estate, and it has become a benchmark for me in evaluating the quality of each vintage. With …
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Visit to Domaine J.-F. Mugnier – Tasting the 2020s
The 2020 vintage is special, as Frédéric Mugnier explained. It is a hot year, but with fine acidity, vivid freshness, and - in his case, at least - extremely fine phenolic ripeness. The historical principles and understanding of making pinot noir in Burgundy have been challenged when a hot year …
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Visit to Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg – Tasting the 2020s
New times at Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, with Marion Nauleau-Mugneret running the tasting of the 2020s. Marion is the daughter of Marie-Andrée Nauleau-Mugneret, one of the two Mugneret-Gibourg sisters. This was the first time I had met Marion, although we had been in contact electronically …
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