It has now been more than a decade since I visited Domaine Anne Gros for the first time to taste her Minervois wines. I liked some of them, but at the time I wasn't looking for alternatives to Burgundy, so my focus was rather vague when I first met the CinsO, served by the charming Elodie Roy (who …
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Richebourg or Varroilles?
The northern part of the Richebourg vineyard is - or at least was - called Les Verroilles sous Richebourg. The two parts of Richebourg are today labeled as one vineyard, and talk about the differences between the two is now rare, and random. But there are some interesting geological and …
Visit to Domaine Anne Gros – tasting the 2019s
Sometimes we journalists promote stories and hypotheses regarding wines and producers - about slipping quality or changes in style, new stars and other "sensations" - just to be remotely interesting. This is of course a part of the job. However, sometimes one is forced to simply lean back and …
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Dégustation Prestige – Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
This year Grand Jours de Bourgogne included a Dégustation Prestige of Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru ... as it did two years ago. It's a tasting of around 20 wines from the Clos de Vougeot vineyard - this year with the oldest being a 1989 from Domaine Joseph Drouhin and the youngest being a 2008 from …
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Domaine Anne Gros, Echezeaux 2011
The Echezeaux 2011 from Anne Gros is a fine effort for the vintage, and starting to unfold. The nose offer fine fruit - slight hint of green perhaps - oak well integrated - appealing and quite forward. On the palate medium weight with fine length and a nice balance. In the end a lovely wine - …