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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Sitting in my car writing these tasting notes, while I'm overlooking La Tâche .. -7.5 Celsius .. but with a inner warmth of the aftertaste of Romanée-Conti 2015 .. a truly memorable moment of Burgundian beauty. Just out from a lovely tasting of the 2015s from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti with …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – tasting of the 2015s from cask
Burgundy is about all change - and since I have been collecting Bourgundian wines for almost 25 years, a lot of changes has happened since I began to buy wines from the region. When I began the "Parker wave" in Burgundy had just started (in view one of the darkest periods in recent Bourgundian …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Fourrier, tasting of the 2015s
The optimal harvest dates in 2015 is being eagerly discussed ... and while its true that a late harvest was a quite bad idea in 2015 - especially for the whites - the picture is however much more complex for the reds, as the maturity varies tremedously from terroir to terroir and from producer to …
When I first began to buy bottles of Burgundy in the late 1960s, well before I was in the trade, I had few choices in backwater Oregon, and always hoped to find a bottle with credentials. So I grabbed my first Volnay with great anticipation, only to feel cheated when I referred to Hugh Johnstons …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #12 – The vineyard without a hometown
On my November trip I had the opportunity to retaste the 2015s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair - the wines I first tasted in June 2016. The 2015 lineup did look both impressive and delightful in June, but I had question marks regarding a few wines that I wanted to calibrate. Louis-Michel …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – tasting of the 2015s update
