Sometimes an article gets stuck in the pipeline, and this one about Blagny got really stuck, as my ambition to compare and analyse slowly but surely evaporated under Burgundy's summer sun. I aimed to draw attention to Blagny, with the publicity hopefully leading consumers to focus on these …
Puligny Montrachet Hameau de Blagny
A Casual Visit to Domaine Thomas-Collardot
Visiting estates is becoming more and more a question of scheduling and advance planning. It seems like the casual visits are getting rarer, as people are getting increasingly stressed by the focus on their daily routine. This is understandable, yet I do like the spirit of a quick, casual tasting …
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Vins d’Emotion from Puligny-Montrachet
To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Comments and thoughts The list contains producers that regularly score an emotional rating, and they are ranked in three levels. I hope this proves useful; …
Visit Domaine Thomas-Collardot – tasting the 2018s from cask
Domaine Thomas-Collardot was one of my favourite discoveries in 2018 - a relatively new and very small estate making interesting, vivid and pure wines in Puligny-Montrachet. Jacqueline Collardot and her son Matthieu have done it again in the warm and sunny 2018 vintage: They have managed to …
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Domaine Cruchandeau, Puligny-Montrachet Hameau de Blagny 2016
Domaine Cruchandeau, Puligny-Montrachet Hameau de Blagny 2016 - from the top 1er cru vineyard of the Blagny area. It's a serious wine that need some air and time. While it's a Puligny it's clearly dominated by the Blagny character - powerful acidity and a strong mineralty. A classic wine with very …
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