The white from Musigny shares the style and minerality from it's red brother from this vineyard. The energy is the same, and while the fruit is generous and lavish with quite some exotic fruit in the bouquet it still has some of the same juicy … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Musigny 2015
The Musigny 2015 is a mighty wine .. In the nose red and dark fruit .. blueberries, pomegranate and red currant - brought forward by a very intense floral minerality. On the palate very long, intense and balanced .. the mid-palate fruit is … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 2015
The Bonnes Mares is a beauty offering a lot of layered fruit and charm already at this stage. In the nose generous red and darker fruits - blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate and red currant - spiced with a forward expression of earthy minerality … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Les Amoureuses 2015
The Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses is a truly gorgeous and magnificent wine. The bouquet is bursting with ravishing sensual red sorbet like fruit - cool floral and intensely mineral driven. Delicate pomegranate, blackcurrant, blackberry and … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2015
The Chambolle 1er cru - made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny - is a magnificent wine, offering a range of the qualities found in it older brother the mighty Musigny. In the bouquet richer and sweeter notes of strawberries, raspberries, … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny 2015
The Chambolle village is a true beauty in the making. The nose offer generous red fruit - very vibrant fruit with a nice floral touch and brought forward by a intense minerality On the palate rich fruit for this level .. very generous mid-palate of … [Read more...]
Domaine Bertheau, Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 2009
The Amoureuses 09 from Bertheau is starting to unfold somewhat - like other 2009s. In the nose finely detailed red fruit - quite floral and supported by a filigree and quite powerful minerality from the lovely Amouresus terroir. On the palate .. … [Read more...]
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Chambolle-Musigny 2015
The Chambolle-Musigny is a beauty made from several different plots located quite high in the Chambolle appellation south of the village - i.e. from a quite cool area. This translates into a gorgeous village - the bouquet is brimming with fresh red … [Read more...]
Domaine Arlaud, Bonnes-Mares 2015
The last and certainly not least wine of the lineup - the mighty Bonnes Mares 2015. This offer some of the best sides of the Clos St. Denis and the Clos de la Roche. The bouquet offer layered red and dark berry fruit - intense with a impressive depth … [Read more...]
Domaine Arlaud, Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentier 2015
Talking about pomegranate - the Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentier 2015 is a magnificent wine taking it a full level up. The bouquet is bursting with red juicy fruit - detailed and expressive with a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate vibrant with … [Read more...]
Domaine Arlaud, Chambolle-Musigny 2015
Moving on and up to the Chambolle Musigny 2015 - a lovely cool village from four lieu-dits in Chambolle “Les Bussières”, “les Chardannes”, “les Herbues” et “les Gammaires” in the lower northern part of the appellation. The bouquet is showing very … [Read more...]
Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 2015
The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and weight. It's quite reduced offering only hints of whats underneath ... but clear signs that it's a a quite cool Bonnes Mares with some energetic red currant and … [Read more...]
Taking Burgundy to the next level – Domaine Leroy Viticulture
The wines of Domaine Leroy are extraordinary in every sense of the word, and Mme Bize-Leroy has for decades been one of the leading and most progressive producers in the region. A lot of producers find inspiration to take their wines to … [Read more...]
Visit: Benjamin Leroux – tasting of the 2015s
Benjamin Leroux is one of the most talented winemakers of his generations. A few years back he resigned from his job as régisseur at Comte Armand, and is now focusing on this own negociant business in Beaune. Maison Benjamin Leroux was launched … [Read more...]
Tasting of Bourchard Pere et Fils 2015
This week I had the opportunity to taste a large selection of the 2015s from Bouchard Pere et Fils. The Danish importer of Bouchard, Eric Sorensen and the Export Manager Maisons et Domaines Henriot, Victor Pepin, also this year joined forces to … [Read more...]
Bruno Clavelier, Chambolle Musigny La Combe d’Orveaux 2014
The Chambolle La Combe d'Orveaux 2014 is one of the most minerally charged wines I have tasted this year. The nose is quite closed compared to the other Clavelier 1er crus from 2014 and the dominant element is currently the strong limestone … [Read more...]
Vineyard Insight: Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses
Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses is the delight of Burgundy ... filigree, sensual, cool and refined. The female pendant to Musigny with the same type of regal minerality - yet more delicate and lightfooted - without the sheer power and depth of the … [Read more...]
First impressions of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé 2016s
During my March 2017 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé to taste the 2016 vintage from cask. I know the Vogüé wines very well, and they have been amongst my benchmark wines for 15 years .. i.e. the … [Read more...]
Domaine J.-J. Confuron, Chambolle-Musigny 2012
I rarely taste the wines of Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron these days - and while I have never been blown away by wines from this estate - Winehogs do not take off by a slight gust of wind or a mere breeze of quality - I have however had some quite … [Read more...]
Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras
One of the hidden gems of Chambolle-Musigny is the Chambolle Les Cras from Domaine Ghislaine Barhod. The Les Cras vineyard is mainly known for the fine Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras from Domaine Georges Roumier, and that is indeed a lovely wine, but … [Read more...]
Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles
I go to Burgundy more than five times a year to taste, to visit vignerons, to walk the vineyards ... yet still I find new or to me unknown producers and vineyards - this is the beauty and the complexity of Burgundy - the region I love so much. … [Read more...]
Visit Domaine Ghislaine Barthod – tasting of the 2015s
Chambolle Charmes; Chambolle charm .... I always loved the wines from this quiet small village wedged into the valley north of the legendary Musigny vineyard. Musigny Grand Cru defines this appellation - but it has so much more to offer - and I'm … [Read more...]
Terroir Insight – Domaine Bertheau Chambolle Les Amoureuses
I love Chambolle-Musigny perhaps the most vibrant and sensual appellation ... While the Chambolle appellation is rather large the number of top end producers located in the village of Chambolle is rather limited, and somehow it's not often a … [Read more...]
Vosne Village Gallore – Domaine Bruno Clavelier 2014
Sitting in the office on a sunny day catching up on some articles before the trip goes to Burgundy next week. The spring is here ... and the Rhino is barking in the garden - either to greet the new warmer season - or to warn the neighbour - don't … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2013
The 2013 Chambolle Musigny 1er fru from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is a treat although still very young. I must say I'm delighted to see how the very best 2013 evolve offering pure and juicy fruit. This is also the case with the Chambolle 1er cru … [Read more...]