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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Finding old Burgundies of high quality and with a good and well documented provenance is getting increasingly difficult. There are however still some large cellars in Beaune - and now you have the chance to buy some very old wines from the deep and mighty cellars of Bouchard Pere et …
[Read more...] about Very old Burgundies on auction in September
I have followed Domaine Grivot over the last 10 to 15 years and been very impressed by the progress since 2007. The quality has improved significantly every year, and the style has changed to a more refined and terroir driven expression of pinot. The 2014s were magnificent, and I was therefore …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Grivot – initial impressions of the 2015s
The Musigny from Louis Jadot is somehow a bit overlooked, but nevertheless produced on a plot next to one of the most hyped Musigny's - the rare and very expensive Musigny from Domaine Georges Roumier. Louis Jadot began to make wine from the current plot of Musigny in 1985 - but even before this …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Maison Louis Jadot, Musigny
The Lavaux St. Jacques 2013 is quite a step up from the Les Corvees village. The is more generous offering red and dark fruits - dark cherries, boysenberries and forest strawberries + a hint of oak and a nice floral element to the otherwise earthy minerality. On the palate lovely mid-palate fruit - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 2013
First wine from Domaine Tortochot for me - the Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corvees 2013 - a wine produced in the area below the village. The nose offer red and dark fruits with a hint of oak, a floral element and a earthy mineral element. On the palate well structured, good mid-palate fruit with notes of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corvees 2013
