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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Aligoté is experiencing a renaissance in Burgundy, morphing from a rather ill-reputed grape to the new interest of a number of competent and even "fancy" producers who like to be at the region's vanguard. This has created a new, dynamic market for Burgundian producers, and Les Aligoteurs, a …
[Read more...] about Les Aligoteurs: An evening of truly exciting wines
Burgundy is complex, and delicious wines are made almost every year - as are indifferent and even awful ones. While this statement is axiomatic, the difficulties of the 2020 vintage are unique, and it takes some experience - and a lot of tasting - to comprehend it. What seems fine on the …
[Read more...] about 2020 – The fine, the good, and the ugly
The Winehog has a long history with Domaine Dujac. I first visited the estate some 20 years ago to taste the magnificent 1999s - a beautiful memory - and those wines continue to show their beauty. I have followed the Dujac wines since the early 1990s, and have tasted many even older, including a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Dujac – tasting the 2019s
The joy of drinking a true vin d'emotion is unparalleled. Effortless, enjoyable, and hedonistic, these are wines with great drinkability, and they're sometimes even down-to-earth, with true glou-glou character. One of my favourite vins d'emotion is the Clos du Château from Domaine du Comte …
[Read more...] about Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château – my vin d’emotion
In mid-June, I visited Domaine Georges Noëllat to have an early peek at the 2020 vintage. Malolactic fermentation was not fully completed in all the wines, but in general, all were showing well despite that fact. So let's get down to business with the initial comments and notes on the Georges …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Georges Noëllat – tasting the 2020s from cask
