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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine de la Douaix - Gilles Moustie - is producing a nice range of Côte de Nuits Villages wines, amongst them this mid-range Terres Nobles. The Terres Nobles is from four Côtes de Nuits terroirs - Aux Quartiers, Les Chaillots and two others - in Corgoloin. The 2011 version is surprisingly fresh …
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Domaine de la Douaix is producing a range of Côte de Nuits Villages cuvées with the Vieilles Vignes being the top wine - coming from the vineyards Les Vignottes in Premeaux (85-year-old vines) and Les Chaillot in Corgoloin (101-year-old vines). The 2012 Vieilles Vignes is a delightful glass with …
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The last aftermath of the Credit Crunch? No; just thoroughly enjoying this Bourgogne blanc! This is of course the Musigny Blanc, which is just beginning to regain its former glory after the vineyard was replanted. Note - the first vintage of Musigny Blanc Grand Cru post-replanting was 2015. The 2010 …
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Domaine de la Douaix is one of the few producers of white Corton - meaning a white wine made from the Corton vineyard, but outside the Corton-Charlemagne appellation. Complex - yes; French - very much so, and charming indeed! I love these idiosyncrasies that make Burgundy Bourgogne. This wine is …
I'm back below the Corton hill in Ladoix-Serrigny, visiting Michel Mallard at his family estate that is conveniently called ... Domaine Michel Mallard, after his grandfather. For a bit more info on the Michel Mallard estate check the article about the white 2018s. Ladoix a part of Aloxe …
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