From time to time I taste old Burgundies, but today it rare to taste or even find good genuine old Burgundies. So I rarely taste wines older than 1971, and therefore really have lost track of how the very old vintages perform these days. With Rudy Kurniawan and his consorts floating the market …
Visit – Domaine Berthaut in Fixin .. now with vineyards in Vosne!
Fixin was highly regarded by Lavalle and other classifications made more than 100 years ago, but today this northern appellation gets little attention from the collectors of great Burgundies. The Fixin wines have often been accused of being austere, hard and edgy ... sometimes justifiable so ... …
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Domaine Darviot-Perrin, Bourgogne Chardonney 2012
The Darviot-Perrin Bourgogne Chardonney 2012 is a tremendous effort for the vintage and this level. It's made from the vineyard Les Magnys (both village and generic) from very old vines planted in 1953. It offers true Meursault character at a very reasonable price level. In the bouquet fresh and …
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Domaine Dujac, Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2012
The Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2012 from Dujac is a both delightful and charming glass. In the nose .. on a fruit day ... lovely sweet red fruit, strawberries, pomegranate and a range of red forest berries - brought foward by a fine earthy minerality. On the palate fine juicy red fruit, quite …
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Stemware Clash .. Round 2 .. Riedel x 2, Zalto and Lehmann
Testing and evaluating stemware is a complex process, as the wine often changes over time after the initial sip .. it changes in the glass and also in the bottle. I reality you might think that one glass is best initially, but as the wine develops in the bottle ... with air and temperature ... the …
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