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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I had never visited Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey or Domaine Caroline Morey, so I was excited when I met Clement Colin, Pierre-Yves' and Caroline's son, and he offered me a tasting at the domaines in Chassagne-Montrachet. Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a well-known white-wine-producing …
[Read more...] about A First: Visit to PYCM – Tasting the 2021s
As I was a harvester in 2021, I know just how bad some grapes looked at the time they were picked. Creating lovely wines from this mess seemed at the time rather unrealistic. The results are now almost finalised (the wines are nearing the end of their time in tank and barrel), and surprisingly, …
[Read more...] about 2021: The Surprise of the Heterogeneous Few
Burgundy is known to be complex. There is the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune, there are myriad appellations (Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanee, etc.) and almost countless different vineyards (La Colombiere, Les Petits Monts, Richebourg, et.al.). Add to this the different producers making wines …
[Read more...] about The Hedonistic Blessing of Certain Plots
Domaine Trapet is one of the most dynamic estates in Burgundy, having changed most of its viticultural practices over the past several years. Around 20% of its vineyards are now echelas (single-post) trained, and the rest have changed to higher trellising, moving the parcels into a new environment …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Trapet – Tasting the 2021s
In Burgundy and elsewhere, 2021 was a cool and frosty year. Despite using fire and circulating fans in the vineyards, the results of the April frost and summer rains were low yields and serious challenges with the health of the grapes. Domaine Arlaud, however, has done remarkably well, producing …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Arlaud – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
