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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I rarely taste the wines of Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron these days - and while I have never been blown away by wines from this estate - Winehogs do not take off by a slight gust of wind or a mere breeze of quality - I have however had some quite nice wines from this estate over the years. …
[Read more...] about Domaine J.-J. Confuron, Chambolle-Musigny 2012
The 2014 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Tessier offer tremendous value. The nose is complex and vibrant for this level with pure white orchard fruits - citrus infused with a fine minerality. On the palate lovly focus and minerality for a generic Bourgogne .. This could easily be mistaken for a good …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tessier, Bourgogne Blanc “Champ-Perrier” 2014
One of the hidden gems of Chambolle-Musigny is the Chambolle Les Cras from Domaine Ghislaine Barhod. The Les Cras vineyard is mainly known for the fine Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras from Domaine Georges Roumier, and that is indeed a lovely wine, but the Les Cras from Domaine Ghislaine Barthod is …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras
The Lucien Le Moine Meurault Perrieres 2014 is a slightly odd tasting bloke. The nose is quite expressive with plenty of lees notes present and the citrus infused fruit is quite subdued and the oak at the same time quite forward. This is quite a special style - and sadly too dominant currently - …
[Read more...] about Maison Lucien Le Moine, Meursault Perrieres 2014
Armand Heitz of Domaine Heitz-Lochardet has created a negociant brand, and for this purpose he has initiated a new label for the wines sold from this part of the business. First vintage for the negociant business was 2015 - the new label will be implemented for the 2016 vintage. It's a modern …
[Read more...] about New Negociant label from Heitz-Lochardet
