Vosne-Romanée is brimming with new names and talents. OK, that's perhaps a bit on the overly-enthusiastic-journalist side, but new talents and domaines are actually turning up at a regular pace. This is good in a quiet place like Vosne. Edouard Confuron (a part of the Confuron family) comes …
Visits 2020
Bizot: The Cradle of Vins d’Emotion
A visit to Domaine Bizot is a tremendous treat and a privilege if you like me adore the kind of wines I like to call vin d'émotion. My tasting at Domaine Bizot was therefore particularly interesting, as Jean-Yves Bizot seems to share some of the thoughts behind vins d'émotion. I have for …
Gros Frère et Soeur – A Quick View of the 2020s
Gros Frère et Soeur does not require any introduction; it's one of the best-known estates in Vosne-Romanée. Yet somehow the domaine has lost some ground over the last 30 years. It is still prominent, yes; but it's no longer amongst the very top picks in the village. This is how it goes: Changes …
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Visit to Domaine Hubert Lignier – tasting the 2020s
One of the first producers I visited in Burgundy was Domaine Hubert Lignier, back around 2000. At the time it was one of the top estates in Morey-Saint-Denis, producing intense, long-lived, and relatively dark wines. Back in the day, it was the very talented Romain Lignier who ran the estate. …
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Domaine de Cassiopée’s Labels
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 …