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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
On my way though the grand crus of Morey-Saint-Denis I have reached the perhaps most prominent and daunting task - Clos de Tart. Prominent because it’s a rather legendary monopole that Lavalle rated Tête de Cuvée as the only vineyard in Morey_Saint-Denis - daunting due to the fact that the …
[Read more...] about Clos de Tart – the Tête de Cuvée of Morey
Expectations .. Domaine Fourrier is one of the most acclaimed producers today, and the Clos Saint Jacques is one of his top wines. So expectations were quite high when we opened the 2002 Clos Saint Jacques this week - allthough bearing in mind that the quality of Fourrier (in my view) has improved …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 2002
The harvest is almost done in Burgundy ... but still harvest reports from some of the vignerons. Domaine Vogue finished picking on September 7th in the evening (after beginning on September 3rd), and Domaine Dujac are planning to finish picking the domaine wines today. Quality of the …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2015 … near the end … some impressions
While quality seems to be high ... the yields are sadly not that high in all appellations and vineyards. As seen below Domaine Dujac is down to 17,5 hl per ha ... well below a normal harvest. I hope yields are higher in most places ... as the grapes looks great ... see more harvest impressions …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2015 – high quality – sadly some reports of low yields
Breaking news ... .a new grand cru from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in the 2015 vintage. From the 2015 vintage the Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair range will include Clos de Vougeot .. very exiting news indeed. …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2015 … a new wine from Louis-Michel Liger-Belair
