Burgundy is getting hotter and hotter, and the climate is getting "almost" too hot to grow cool and balanced Chardonnays. The 2026 vintage is a clear example of this ... where alcohol levels rose well beyond 14% and sometimes even to more than 15% This sort of raises the question ... are there …
Visits 2023
Jane Eyre and the 2024 Domaine Comte Armand
Jane Eyre is the new winemaker at Comte Armand in Pommard ... one of the old estates in Burgundy. Jane just began, and the first vintage she will be making is the 2026 vintage ... anyhow, I decided to visit Jane at the start to see where the estate comes from. Jayne Eyre Within the last couple …
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Ponsot 2023 Whites
There is a core list of famous estates that have set the bearings of the Winehog's travels through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey …
Visit to Marchand-Tawse – Tasting the 2024s
Tasting the 2024 vintage has been both enduring and encouraging on the red side ... not a great vintage ... but a vintage that can provide lovely drinking for those who are careful and study the data and notes well. The whites, however, is a different picture ... check the last part of the …
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Visit Domaine Pierre Vincent tasting 2024
This was my second visit to the new Pierre Vincent estate in Auxey Duresses - expectations were very high especially for the whites. Pierre Vincent is a very talented winemaker who has experience from, but not limited to, Domaine de la Vougeraie and Domaine Leflaive. When the lovely estate …
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