The 2021 Flavour of the Year award went to Domaine de Cassiopée, where Talloulah Dubourg and Hugo Mathurin express their talent through hard work. The first cuvees have now been bottled, with the last ones still waiting to hit the road and find their fans. This also means the new labels …
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Flavour of the Year 2021 – Domaine de Cassiopée
I find it gratifying to promote new, talented people and estates; it’s one of the primary functions of the Winehog. To explain this initiative a bit further, while I find the work of young vignerons like Charles Lachaux truly admirable, these well-known producers already have the full attention …
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The Name is Faure, Nicolas Faure – My Favourite Aligoté
We all have favourites, wines that always - or very often - bring us something special. It is easy to have expensive favourites (aside from the pain of paying for the bottle), but finding moderately priced treats can be more difficult. One of my favourite wines is the Nicolas Faure Aligoté La …
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Les Aligoteurs: An evening of truly exciting wines
Aligoté is experiencing a renaissance in Burgundy, morphing from a rather ill-reputed grape to the new interest of a number of competent and even "fancy" producers who like to be at the region's vanguard. This has created a new, dynamic market for Burgundian producers, and Les Aligoteurs, a …
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First visit to Domaine de Cassiopée – tasting the 2020s
Domaine de Cassiopée is a new estate in Maranges - or more precisely, Sampigny-les-Maranges. To be honest, the Winehog rarely goes to Maranges - Brompton struggles to manage the trip on one charge. But with a little help from my friends, I had the opportunity to visit the delightful couple …
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