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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Two days in London with unicorn wines .... starting with a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1945 magnum in the hand ... looking at a large collection of other fake bottles from some of the most notorious fraudsters - that is the scene when Maureen Downey and her team is leading the way into the …
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It is rare to taste a Chassagene Dent de Chien - as this magnificent vineyard above the Montrachet Grand Cru is very small. One of the producers is Domaine Morey-Coffinet ... and when I visited the estate I had the pleasure of tasting the 2005 version of the Dent de Chien - what a treat. The nose is …
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Readers know that I'm not a great fan of the 2012 whites - it's not a poor vintage by any standards - I do however feel they lack a bit of energy compared with the 2010 and 2014 vintages. This is not the case with the Blanchots Dessus from Domaine Morey-Coffinet - a tremendously vibrant glass for …
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One of the rapidly rising stars of Burgundy is Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in Vosne-Romanee as the son Charles Lachaux has since 2013 taken quality to new levels - and with the 2015s he has entered in the group of top end producers in Vosne-Romanée with a outstanding lineup of wines - topped by the …
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The village of Chassagne-Montrachet offer a large range of fine producers - many producing high quality whites - but Domaine Morey-Coffinet seem to take the wines to a higher level than most in my view. Domaine Morey-Coffinet is managed by the very competent and friendly Thibault Morey who …
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