My list of emotional winegrowers is now a year old, and while the work in the last areas (Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, and the Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Nuits) is still lacking its finishing touches, I do feel the need to promote an estate to the second-highest level in Gevrey-Chambertin alongside …
Visit to Domaine Duroché – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
Pierre Duroché is a man of reflection, and while he keeps his thoughts and vineyard tests to a close circle, he does have some pretty strong views about wine - and wine journalism. During the past several years, Pierre has voiced his concern about the use of points (the 50- to 100-point scale …
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Reflections on Long Elevage
Let's talk about whites, and about the duration of elevage - the maturation time between harvest and bottling. Some mature for 12 months or even fewer; others 24 months or more. One thing is certain: This choice does influence the expression of the wine. The length of elevage is not, however, …
Visit to Domaine Georges Noëllat – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
I always enjoy tasting at Domaine Georges Noëllat, where Maxime Cheurlin has for more than a decade now produced some memorable wines. The scene has changed a bit, however, as Maxime has rented a cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges (quite near the Winehog's home), presumably to ease delivery to me and …
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Visit to Domaine Y. Clerget – Tasting the 2021s
Thibaud Clerget has been busy the last couple of years, and he has now completed a new office building at his domaine in Pommard. More importantly, he has expanded his estate with a big share of the former Domaine Régis Rossignol-Changarnier estate that he's divided with Arnaud Baillot. This …
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