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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Vincent Wine Company is a small winery located in the Eola Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They make Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay and Gamay - and have provided the Winehog with some samples this summer. Vincent Wine Company, Chardonnay Willamette Valley “Tardive” 2017 is a pretty "standard" …
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The Nuits-Saint-Georges 2017 from Aurelien Verdet is a quite delightful wine. It has the charm of the vintage - it's airy and quite lightfooted - but with a nice intensity. Forward and rather good complexity for this level - nice iron/earthy minerality - without being NSG austere. (Drink From …
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A new star is born? Perhaps. In any case, without doubt a bright new talent has emerged! While I try to find new names and producers all the time, I frequently find that new producers and talents need some time to hone their methods and refine their style, without having pressure from journalists …
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Domaine Marc Roy is one of my favourite visits of the year, as the wines are always truly lovely, and they are still rather affordable. Bottom line: Visiting Alexandrine and her farther is always a treat, as they are lovely people. I rarely comment about prices, as we all know that grand cru and …
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An interesting tasting: A Lafon vintage battle, with red 1999 vs red 2009 at R-vinbar in Copenhagen. While Dominique Lafon is known more for his excellent white Burgundies, experience shows me that some lovely wines can be found exploring his reds - especially his Volnays, although the Monthelie …
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