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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A good place in Chambolle-Musigny, especially for lunch. Restaurant Le Millésime 1 rue Traversière, 21220 Chambolle-Musigny The best restaurant in Chambolle-Musigny these days, this has become a truly fine place. The food is sharper now (January 2024). It is classical French with an …
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This is a new domaine for me, and therefore I prefer to focus on its style and quality rather than on the individual wines. I will attempt to do both to a degree, but as a new format, I think this is possibly more in tune with our busy world: starting wider and then zooming in. Domaine …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Génot-Boulanger – Tasting the White 2022s
A bit about Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Amélie Berthaut has taken over the vineyards of Domaine Berthaut in Fixin from her father's side, and two-thirds of her mother's family's vineyards from Domaine Gerbet in Vosne-Romanée. Nicolas Faure, Amélie's husband, works as vineyard manager at Domaine …
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Domaine Trapet is one of the most dynamic estates in Burgundy, having changed much of its viticulture over the past several years. Around 20% of its vineyards are now echelas (single-post) trained, and the rest have moved to higher trellising, taking the parcels into a new environment for …
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Again last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s. This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. Welcome to 2023; …
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