Griotte-Chambertin has a special place in my Burgundy heart - as it was one of the first Grand Crus I acquired when I began to collect Burgundies around 1990. I adore a good Griotte as it often seems to offer both drinkability and delicate complexity not often found in a Gevrey - aside form the …
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Visit Domaine du Clos Frantin, Tasting of the 2015s from cask
On my June trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure of tasting the 2015s from Domaine du Clos Frantin - a brand/estate within the Maison Albert Bichot group. Domaine du Clos Frantin is the top brand of Bichot and makes the top reds from Cote de Nuits, the winemaker is the talented Cyrille …
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Harvest impressions … 2016
I have collected some harvet impressions from Facebook and other sources .. just to get an impresion of the progress - the mood and quality. First out a message from one of the smallest estate in Burgundy - an estate with great talet and promise - the Facebook translation is not perfect ... but …
Ageing potential of Burgundies – relevant or not?
Ageability of Burgundies is often discussed .. and in my view this could be relevant but in most contexts its not - and here is why. I recently published some notes on Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé 2014 bottled wines - and a guy asked me if they are for long term ageing. This is not the first …
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Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Laviéres
There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twillight zone between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vosne-Romanee. This area is somewhat overlooked, but as the new generations of vignerons take on these terroirs, there are very fine wines to find from these …
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