Day 2 of 2014 tastings ... Maison Chantereves in Savigny Les Beaune, Domaine Georges Noellat in Vosne-Romanee, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé and Domaine Bertheau in Chambolle-Musigny. These tastings confirmed the loverly drinkability of the 2014s ... the quality is high and this vintage should not …
Vintage Report – Burgundy 2014 vintage – November 2015
During my November trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to taste quite a lot of 2014s from a quite wide range of producers. I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality and the pleasure I found in all the wines I tasted. Especially the reds showed better than expected .. delightful wines ... …
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Impressions Bizot, Liger-Belair and Cathiard 2014
Monday offered tastings of the 2014 vintage from three of my favorite Vosne-Romanee producers - Domaine Bizot, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair and Domaine Cathiard. The tastings confirmed the loverly drinkability of the 2014s ... the quality is high and this vintage should not be forgotten in the …
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New Records at the 155th Hospices de Beaune Auction
The Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru - Cuvée Baronne du Baÿ 2015 set a new record at the 155th Hospices de Beaune auction - with the price reaching € 117.700 per barrel. The old record was set at the 2014 auction when the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru - Cuvée Cyrot-Chaudron 2014 reached a price of € …
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Impressions – Hospices de Beaune 2015 reds and whites
I had the opportunity to taste all the 2015 Hospices de Beaune wines at the press tasting on November 13th. The 2015s from the Hospices de Beaune are at a very early stage - thus quite difficult to taste and evaluate - in my view at least. I never publish formal tasting notes or ratings on …
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