The Chambolle village 1998 is starting is showing beautifully for the vintage. The bouquet offer pure red fruits - transparent and offering a fine Chambolle minerality. It's still rather youthful - but maturing notes of sous-bois is now starting to show. On the palate lovely crisp red fruit - very …
Wine of the Week: Domaine Chevrot, Maranges Le Croix Moines 2014
Wine of the Week or WotW is a new format on Winehog - it's more than a tasting note and shorter than a Terroir Insight ... although I got a bit carried away this time. The purpose is to present wines that taste good currently, preferably wines with a story to tell! The first wine out brings …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine des Chezeaux Griotte-Chambertin
Domaine des Chezeaux is the largest owner of Griotte-Chambertin. They own two sections in total 1.57 ha equivalent to 60% of this small but lovely Grand Cru. The two sections are currently leased to Domaine Ponsot and Domaine Rene Leclerc, who has entered into a metayage agreement where …
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Terroir Insight: Jean Marc Millot Côte de Nuits Village
Normally when I make Terroir Insights its the famous vineyards and often the classified terroirs. This is however not the case this week as I now head to Comblanchien just south of the Premeaux/Nuits-Saint-George appellation. I have ... rarely ... tasted wines from Comblanchien - or should I say …
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News: Maison Champy sold to AdVini
Maison Champy has been sold to AdVini who also owns several other wine producers including Domaine Laroche in Chablis. Champy is the oldest existing negociant house in Burgundy and was established in 1720. Champy acquired Domaine Laleure-Piot in 2010 - and this estate is also sold alongside …