Back in the early 1990s Dominique Laurent became known for producing wines with 200% new oak ... a talk of town in Copenhagen, and even though the rather brutal handling of the juice seemed to be offputting ... the wines actually often turned out surprisingly good after some time after …
Domaine Dubuet-Boillot tasting 2023
Sometimes, I get stuck in my notes for no apparent reason, and while I try to perform my usual tricks to get the lyrics moving, I realize that I need to move on to the core of my doubts and questions. So, here are the notes on Domaine Dubuet-Boillot ... and make no mistake, I do like these …
Aligoté ad libitum – Les Aligoteurs
A hard but fine day of work ... Les Aligoteurs is doing great work to promote the Aligoté grape ... and this week, they hosted a great tasting where the wine press was invited to taste the 2023 Aligoté wines from central Burgundy and Chablis. I know that many Aligotés are produced now - …
Flavour of the Year 2025 – Charles Boigelot
Sometimes, one gets the temptation to break the patterns and the conventions ... so here we go ... more about this later ... During my tastings at Domaine Charles Boigelot, I have been more and more impressed by this young man and his wines. To me, he is one of the largest new talents in …
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Domaine Jean Fournier Rouge 2023
Marsannay is an interesting area with a lot of good wines with quite some variation terroir wise. Domaine Jean Fournier is in my view one of the best interpreters of the Marsannays ... and produce some truly lovely wines. Laurent Fournier is a cheerful vigneron, and the wines are reflecting his …