Domaine de la Cras is a new estate located just south of Dijon in the appellation Coteaux de Dijon. The estate is apparently owned by the city of Dijon, and is now under the management of Marc Soyard - who have worked at Domaine Bizot in Vosne-Romanée. The estate makes four wines - two reds and two …
The overlooked Corton Charlie from Domaine Simon Bize.
I taste only a few Burgundies here and there .. but still I normally I have most of the best wines from region on my snout-radar. But especially the Corton hill has a lot of hidden - disapointments and luckily a few gems as well. One of these under the radar wines is the Corton Charlemagne made …
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Visit Domaine Hubert Lamy – tasting of the 2015 vintage
I always love to taste the wines from Oliver Lamy, as they offer lovely and very dependable enjoyment .. vintage after vintage. I have visited Lamy several times - always a great experience and treat - se articles from earlier visits can be seen below: Visit Domaine Hubert Lamy – tasting of the …
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Visit Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – tasting of the 2015s from cask
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 …
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Visit Domaine Fourrier, tasting of the 2015s
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 …
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