Minerality, emotional energy and hedonistic joy are for me very important parts of a good wine. A wine without a lively, defined or precise expression of terroir cannot be a great wine, much less a vin d'émotion. Even lesser wines need freshness and a mineral impression to give them the liveliness …
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Chassagne-Montrachet – Winehog favourites
Travelling and experiencing Burgundy for 20-some years does leave marks, scars and impressions. I've decided to draw on that experience to take a different (for me), yet also well-known, approach to discovering Burgundy's vineyards: I will explore my favourite vineyards of a given appellation - …
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Domaine Denis Carré Meursault Tillets 2017
The first wine I have tasted from Denis Carré, this is a robust and slightly old-school Meursault. For a 2017, it is dark and somewhat dense. The fruit is pure, but it lacks some energy and freshness for the vintage. Bottom line: An intense wine that calls for plenty of good food, it's surprisingly …
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Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the white 2018s
Sometimes articles need additional work, sometimes other articles are promoted in the schedule - and sometimes delays occur. But let's be honest: The notes on the white 2018s from Armand Heitz are seriously delayed - sorry. Here they are. For an update on the red Heitz-Lochardet 2018s check …
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Comte Lafon Meursault Genevrieres 1990
The Meursault Genevrieres 1990 should be the hit of this recent old-white-Burgundy tasting game. And it is - sort of, with its intense and powerful presence. I have not tasted a Lafon 1990 for a number of years, and while it's still vivid, lively, and fresh, it is perhaps lacking a bit of emotional …