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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
As I taste the wines from the different vintages I update the Vintage Charts. This time it's the vintage chart for the whites, where I have made a few adjustments. Upgrading the 2010 vintage Tasting the 2014 vintage accentuates some of the strong points of the 2010 vintage - the intensity …
[Read more...] about Update of Vintage Chart – March 2016 – the whites
Wine writers have to find a new star on the wine heaven each year ... thats the logic and also the history in my view. This can be rather problematic .. but in Burgnudy new and more or less obvious stars occur almost every year ... many neglected vineyards and domaines are waiting to be taken to …
[Read more...] about Heitz-Lochardet – a bright new star on the Burgundy horizon
I had a very early taste of the 2015s in November - mixed impression but a visit at Domaine Marc Roy left me quite if not very optimistic - after a rather depressing time tasting the Hospice de Beaune wines. My first regular tasting of a vintage is normally at Maison Philippe Pacalet - as the malo …
[Read more...] about First impressions of the 2015 vintage – reds
The main event of Grands Jours de Bourgogne is the tasting at Clos de Vougeot. The tasting include wines from the appellations Vosne-Romanee, Flagey-Echezeaux and Vougeot - and some of the best producers are present at this tasting. Especially the village of Vosne-Romanee supports this event .. …
[Read more...] about Impressions from tasting at Clos de Vougeot
Today is the day ... first day of tastings in Cote de Nuits. I have used Sunday and Monday enjoying the Burgundian landscape ... here are some vineyard impressions. Photo: Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques - Rousseau Photo: Richebourg DRC overlooking Romanee-Conti and La Romanee Photo: Leroy …
[Read more...] about Grands Jours de Bourgogne – impressions from the appellations
