short notes from the Winehog …

The best from the very south … Domaine de Cassiopée … also Saint Vincent for me here in Vosne ...

Ceramics - cutting to the marrow: Elevage in ceramics is becoming very popular - however hardly ground breaking.

Many combinations of elevage is used, and often in combination, and many can give good results, and to think that 100% Wineglobe or Clayver is the perfect solution that fit all wines is in my view very dangerous.

Clayver clearly shows that elevage time is important ... or even needed ... as this adds some puissance ... but maybe something further is missing ... more to come ...

Déceline - a very lovely estate starting out in 2024. The wines are very delicate - Céline does know her wines - DeCéline - the 2024s are just delightful. The people behind DeCéline are Céline and Nicolas Groffier.. ...

New vigneron Alexandra Wilson - new Domaine name ALUSSIA … located in Aloxe-Corton … old M&M … you know the names. ...

Mugnier 2024s are light and nimble … elegant and delicate with a airy lightness. The wines are kept at a level where extraction and other effects are not destroying the delicacy of a light vintage.

The 2019 Musigny will be released with the 2024s … another level and another style … Magnificent is a word that can’t even start to describe the 2019 ...

Coche-Dury galore ... having four white Coche-Dury in one day will always be a great treat. I tasted my first Coche Meursault in 1995 and this experience formed my wine life forever. A part of me is always working on getting the next white Coche ... to have this sensation once again. I have my Coche places, and the regular Meursault will do ... and the bigger wines still have a unique status. Always a blessing but nevertheless an addiction – for 30+ years now – merci! ❤️🥂❤️ ...

Selosse Rose Brut NV ...a true treat. Fantastic vivacity and livelyness ... legér and very fresh ... the vay we like it. Rare, gorgeous and so beautiful! ❤️ and I am not even a huge Selosse fanboy ... tsktsk ok maybee a bit ❤️🥂🥂🥂 ...

Morey Saint Denis La Riotte 2002 - one of the last wines from the legendary Romain Lignier. Has the lightness and refinement of Romains gentle hand, the delicacy that is so rarely found in these vineyards ... merci for reminding me about this great winemakers. ...

Lovely mineral driven German pinot from BeCk … very lively with the oak very well adjusted and integrated ...

The Kei Shiogai Pommard Poisot 2023 is one of the few wines I have tasted from this closed estate. Journalist apparently not welcome, and in general the tone in the communication is rather unfriendly it seems. The Pommard Poisot 2023 is healthy and without any problems ... exciting not really - as it lacks character or display of personality ... it has some potential ... and could not be described as tedious ... but at the prices charged I expect more ... a lot more ... and this is indeed tedious. ...

A Vespa kiss ...

The 2010 Echezeaux is slowly but surely gaining matured notes. The oak is now very well integrated ... the nose is getting more and more complex notes ... asian spices is infusing the lovely expressive pinot fruits. Palate rich and silky ... a wine to love and dream about. Drink over the next 10 years ...

2021 harvest on the Corton hill ... ...

Roumier requires time, and while global warming have made the Roumier wines more accesible earlier, tasting a Roumier fully mature will in my view require 20+ years ... 30 years often or more ...

I understand the lovefor the Roumier wines ... started buying in 1996 ... and to be honest I have only had one or two wines from the period 1995 - 2022 that were close to maturity. The elephant in the room ... me ... I dont have the time for this waiting game ... a Bonnes Mares ... 40 years?

But I adore the wines when they start to show a bit like this elegant and almost fragile 2013 ... ...

Orgasmic - Nothing more to say … still quite some reduction … beautifully focused … refined … quite classic Coche ...

The Theo Dancer Les Grands Charrons is a vivid beauty even in 2022 … wow. The Vosne Le Pré de la Folie 2023 from Edouard Confuron is silky and very seductive with its 100% whole cluster composure … these are starry moments ...

Anchoas … just perfectly salty … lovely umami flavours … I am blessed - merci ♥️ ...

Almost home … Train Bleu the bar … a tradition ...

Roumier Cras 2009 is fresh from a cool cellar. Some development … but 10 years more to reach some kind of maturity. These are not wines for the hog … although I love the Roumier wines. ...

Fresh, léger … not unfolding great complexity … a delightful glass ...

Merry Christmas ... thanks to my Austrian and danish family for this festive treat. A beautiful tradition! ...

The 2017 Clos du Château from Comte Liger-Belair continue to deliver tremendous emotional moments … Pinot droit rules!

The 2009, 2010, 2015 and the 2019 are bigger and better wines in the long run. But I do love my 2017s ...

Premnord in beautiful cloudy mood … ...

A dark return … hoho ...

Love this square with all its traffic and restaurant fronting Gare de Lyon ...

Christmas Sun in Nuits-Saint-Georges ...

As always a treat to visit this estate. Whites show great promise and potential.

The reds have some gorgeous moments with the Volnay Santenots showing class and complexity … love this terroir ...

Lovely Meursault from Javillier … the 2024 has character and refinement. 2024 is a lovely vintage ...

Domaine Ghislaine Barthod + Louis Boillot … both produced by Clément Boillot have done well in 2024. Good depth and feel🥂 ...

Lovely 2024s … 100% whole cluster … juicy and energetic. The Les Haut Maizieres is a true treat … love the depth and the intensity. ...

in a Burgundy world where more and more is appearances and social formalities ... after a month with the big auction traversty made by the Beaunoise and followed by the usual cheer and crowning of the great and the hopeless at Vougeot ... I sometimes wonder why we bother ... fade to gray! ...

Tremendous 2024s from Georges Glantenay … extremely tasty and well made … intelligent use of the possibilities of the vintage … bravo.

First of all … they drink very well … this is a great winemaker … follow and buy … ...