Three fine visits today in Vosne, Chambolle and Saint-Aubin. Still very rainy in Burgundy with minor floodings of roads, cellars and vineyards. Visit at Domaine Georges Noellat First visit .. Maxime Cheurlin at Domaine Georges Noellat .. the in my view brightest star among the new winemakers in …
Burgundy November 2014 – Day One
First day in rainy Burgundy - two visits - first Domaine Dujac with Alec Seysess, tasting the 2013s from cask - secondly (feels completely wrong to write secondly in connection with this estate) Domaine Leflaive - where I had the priviledge to taste the 2013s with winemaker Eric Remy. …
Terroir Insight: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg
The mighty Richebourg from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is one of the top wines of Burgundy allthough it's only number four or five in the impressive DRC lineup. While both Romanee Saint-Vivant and La Tâche have entered the DRC holdings within the last century, the DRC holdings in Richebourg dates …
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Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1986
The 1986 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is mature and quite delicate. A special wine - as this is the first vintage made by the current wine maker François Millet. The bouquet is open and quite expressive with red fruits, lovely notes of sous-bois ... hints of truffle and orange …
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Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Bourgogne Blanc 2012
The 2012 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a quite weighty effort. The bouquet is bursting with exotic fruits, hints of oak, anis and a citrus infused minerality. On the palate rich and weighty with a very fine mineralic drive. The oak is currently quite forward in the wine - but in my …
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