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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant from Arnoux-Lachaux is made from a 0.375 ha plot in the southern part of the vineyard - just above the garden of Bernard Gros and just north of La Grande Rue. The 2006 edition is a lovely effort for the vintage and showing well currently. The bouquet is quite expressive with …
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Fake and fraudulent wines have existed for many years, but the Rudy Kurniawan case really set focus on this problem, and while this case mainly involve some very rich collectors, there seem to be a more worrying tendency where fake bottles of expensive wines in new vintages are seen on the …
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Domaine Jean-Marc Millot is a Burgundian delight .. yet somehow I tend to forget and neglect these lovely wines - this must stop now! - these wines with such a joyful drinkability deserves a place in most collectors cellar. I always love to visit new estates - and while I know the wines from …
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Domaine Bonneau du Martray has been sold to the american Stanley Kroenke - owner of Screaming Eagle, Jonata and the Hilt Vineyards + several sports teams - see the full article at Bourgogne Aujourd'hui. It appears that the Bault de la Morinière family, who has owned Domaine Bonneau du Matray for …
Pierre Vincent the winemaker and manager of Domaine de la Vougeraie is going to start at Domaine Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet from the beginning of 2017. He will replace Eric Remy, the current winemaker at Domaine Leflaive. Eric Remy took over from Pierre Morey in 2008, after working with Pierre …
[Read more...] about Breaking News – Pierre Vincent of Vougeraie to Domaine Leflaive
