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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have heard this quite many times from vignerons and winemakers in Burgundy ... the 2008s will not keep for long term ageing. At first I did not take this info as a sign of warning - I have however recently tasted a few 2008s that seem to have aged quite rapidly over the last year - even …
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My November trip to Burgundy has been busy but very succesful ... great tastings, meeting a lot of fine and generous vignerons. It's always a treat to visit Burgundy and I'm very grateful that so many producers have time to spend on journalists like me - I love this golden region. The impressions …
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Les Amoureuses is mythical and regardless of the producer always difficult to find. The most difficult to acquire seems to be the very rare bird from Domaine Georges Roumier - the 7th largest owner of this prestigious 1er cru. I have rarely tasted Les Amoueuses from Roumier .. but the ones I have …
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Domaine Henri Richard is a new name for me at least - but a nevertheless a name that should not be overlook henceforward. I tasted a few 2013s from Domaine Henri Richard when visiting the Gevrey Wine Club at Hotel Les Deux Chevres in Gevrey-Chambertin ... three very delicious …
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Autumn colors in Gevrey Chambertin ... Cote d'Or in it's perhaps most beautiful state .. aside from the rain. Clos St. Jacques seen from the road to Ruchottes-Chambertin. Clos St. Jacques - the Rousseau plot seen from the bottom of the vineyard. The rebuilding of the small cottage on Clos …
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