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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau is one of the hidden gems of Cote de Nuits. Only a few producers make wine from this slightly overlooked terroir and a part of of the climate is now a part of a "rather" well known grand cru. The grand cru is of course Musigny and the story about the expansion …
[Read more...] about La Combe d’Orveau – village, 1er cru and a part of Musigny
Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux is a mythical vineyard ... with a reputation created by the legendary Henri Jayer. With a location just above and next to Richebourg this 1er cru is regarded as something very special. But the story of Cros Parantoux doesn't start with Henri Jayer, the vineyard …
[Read more...] about Cros Parantoux – the sweet spot of Richebourg
One of the first articles I made for this blog was an article about Echézeaux. While the article have been very popular with the readers, it really needs an update … so I have planned a series of articles about the Echézeaux vineyard. The first article is about the very the core of the Echézeaux …
[Read more...] about Echézeaux du Dessus – the heart of Echézeaux
One of the first articles I made for this blog was an article about Echézeaux. While the article have been very popular with the readers, it really needs an update … so here we go. Echézeaux is a very large and complex vineyard, and its therefore impossible to make one article, that covers …
[Read more...] about Discovering Echézeaux in detail – the project!
The Grands-Echezeaux is somehow the slightly overlooked wine in the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti lineup. It is however a magnificent wine in its own right, but is of course somewhat overshadowed by the four top reds - Richebourg, Romanee Saint-Vivant, La Tâche and Romanee-Conti. In this article I …
