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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of the best 1ers crus in Puligny-Montrachet is Le Cailleret, which neighbours both Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet - or does it? It's a unique cru. Previously a place to make red Puligny, it is today a complex collection of plots with part - actually two parts - now included in …
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Mature white Burgundies I began tasting and collecting Burgundies in the early 1990s when vintages like 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992 came on the market. These vintages were, according to many tasters, great white vintages - and seen from a 30-year-retrospective viewpoint, this is probably …
[Read more...] about On the table, in the glass: A white from the past
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. I decided to dive into five affordable wines from the Faiveley portfolio in five articles, and I asked Eve Faiveley to …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the fresh Montagny
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. Normally I taste a good selection of the domaine's top-end wines, yet somehow I have never had the opportunity to discover …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the generous white Mercurey
The poetically named «Viola Odorata» comes from Corgoloin and the Côte de Nuits Villages lieux-dits «En Vireville» (two different parcels) and «En Fontenelle.» This is made from very old vines - 70-85 years. The Naudin-Ferrand «Viola Odorata» 2016 is just starting to unfold a bit, but is already …
[Read more...] about Domaine Naudin-Ferrand Côte de Nuits Villages «Viola Odorata» 2016
