short notes from the Winehog …

Morning after hailstorm … damage?

Growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges report some damage - but so far not a disaster - some big hails damaged the vegetation and leaves. Low percentage damage reported so far .. ...

Thunderstorm and hail Midnight Wednesday … damage unknown … some big hails in a short period ...

Thunder building at Premnord … missing 😘 ...

Somehow home sweet home … good to be back … what will the world bring ...

Lovely Faiveley view … ...

A festive day … Burgundian traditions … “song” … maybe not pretty - but we all sing … a cheerful part of living here … giving energy and a feeling of being together. ...

Faiveley 1945 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Poréts Saint-Georges ... a legendary wine and possibly the best mature NSG I have tasted.

Still fresh and lively with a lovely fruit and a slight organic note ... in a 1945 ❤️❤️❤️ ...

Erwan and Eve Faiveley celebrating the 200 years for the Domaine - 1825 - 2025.

Vintages back to 1945 and 1935 ... a true treat ... ...

Cassis tea … and water ...

Fine tasting in Monthelie … lovely red and white 2023s … well made with phenolic ripeness well judged. Don’t overlook the reds here! ...

New generation taking over at Domaine Soyer - where Julie Soyer have made some very fine 2024s.

Vineyards like Aux Herbues and Aux Saint-Juliens promise some very interesting village wines from this small estate. ...

On the surface beautiful ...

NSG traffic in front of the Hog office ...

Table with a view! ...

Quite violent thunderstorms this morning in Burgundy - so far only rain ...

In the backstreets of Nuits-Saint-Georges ...

impressions from the restored Marchand-Tawse cellar in Beaune ...

a treat to taste the effortless and vivid 2023s with Brice de La Morandière at Domaine Leflaive ... marks more than 30 years with Domaine Leflaive for me. #domaineleflaive #winehog ...

delightful Aligotée ... surprising balance and lovely acidity ...

NSG with a filter and a wind ...

Doing a bit of light roof gardening again … ...

a lovely tasting and lunch with Pascal and Odilon Marchand in the Beaune tasting rooms.



Diving back into the brilliant 2023 vintage ... Pascal nailed the 2023s - taking the Marchand-Tawse estate to a new level.



The 2023s are terroir and joy driven with a magnificent transparency to the energetic and juicy fruit.



The wines from the entry level Coteaux Bourguignons via the new Gevrey CPB to the Clos Saint-Denis are all gorgeous expressions of pinot. Taking it even further with the Mazis Chambertin and finally the illustrious Musigny - all statements taking Marchand-Tawse into a new league.



Vin d`émotion ... my kind of Burgundies ❤️

#marchandtawse ...

Very refined and elegant wines … some of the whites are pitch perfect … rest are close … impressed … a top estate in the making ...

thanks to all the friendly Nuitons for making these days a joyful experience for a foreigner like me - merci ...

Lovely 2023s from Etienne Julien … some true beauties … from both NSG and Côte de Nuits Villages … Nuits-Saint-Georges « Aux Saints-Juliens » is really shining ...