The night of August 21-22 brought some long-needed and much-wanted rain to Burgundy. Looking at the measurements from Thomas Bouley in Volnay, there was around 12 mm of rainfall. Not a tremendous amount, but clearly better than nothing, as it could benefit the phenolic maturity in some …
Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the white 2018s
Sometimes articles need additional work, sometimes other articles are promoted in the schedule - and sometimes delays occur. But let's be honest: The notes on the white 2018s from Armand Heitz are seriously delayed - sorry. Here they are. For an update on the red Heitz-Lochardet 2018s check …
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Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – tasting the 2019s from cask
It's good to be back in the Meuilley cellar of Nicolas Faure, in a lovely village with for me a tricky name to spell - Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley - in the valley above Nuits-Saint-Georges 😝 On this visit I was with Paul Wasserman and his team, harking back to the first tasting …
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The 2020 harvest has started (!)
The 2020 harvest has begun, and while the development of the crop was good for a long period, the recent combination of heat and drought is causing problems for many vignerons. The harvest is a bit earlier than first anticipated. Many will start around August 22, but others, especially in the Cote …
Terroir Insight: Domaine Morey-Coffinet Les Pucelles
More Puligny refinement: It is not the biggest and not the greatest, but perhaps it is the most refined, delicate, and hedonistic of the Puligny 1ers crus - the filigreed and poetic Les Pucelles. Looking at plots in Pucelles, we find Domaine Morey-Coffinet with a parcel just next to Domaine …
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