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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have decided to update the producer lists to make it easier to find producers with a true vin d`émotion potential. Some producers make a few emotional wines, and the rest are more tedious, and I have tried to include this in lists - hence some producers can occur in two categories .. tedious …
[Read more...] about Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (update 2026)
Given the continued increase in Burgundy prices it seems reasonable to increase the demands we have to the wines we acquire. This will mainly hit the indifferent wines in the lower to medium range, hence wines that does not give much pleasure or joy. I have sometimes been too nice reviewing these …
The 2024 vintage was difficult, as the production was very limited. Duroché have many small cuvées ... some were not made in 2024, others were not served due to the limited production. This is the name of the game in 2024, where some surprisingly good wines were made. As always, the visit to …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Duroché – Tasting the 2024s
A new estate has emerged in Burgundy - Domaine des Chézeaux - or should I say the new Domaine des Chézeaux - based on the vineyard holdings of the Mercier family, who owned the Domaine des Chézeaux estate located in upper Gevrey-Chambertin. Domaine des Chézeaux was sold to Charles Van Canneyt and …
[Read more...] about Domaine des Chézeaux 2024 … back in Gevrey-Chambertin
Thibaud Clerget has been busy the last couple of years, and he has constucted a new office and storage 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. This expansion is now complete and the …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Y. Clerget – Tasting the 2024s
