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 2024
Domaine Victor Voarick 2024
Back to Domaine Voarick in Aloxe-Corton to taste the white 2024s. Victor Voarick has taken over the estate from his father, Michel Voarick, and has changed quite a lot of things ... vinification, labels, and even parts of the cuverie. So, new times at Voarick ... This was a short visit, …
Ode to Guffens
Jean-Marie Guffens is for me one of the greatest winemakers and personalities in the world today. While we have many good vignerons we only have very few true personalities. Your talent is totally unmatched in the southern Burgundy … the feel of effortless control and delight … no issues with …
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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Domaine Fabien Coche 2024
Fabien Coche is one of the rising stars of Meursault. The wines are pure, vivid and with a beautiful expression of the individual terroirs. This was, however, my first visit to Fabien Coche ... and while I have followed the wines for some years ... what a miss ... clearly an estate I need to …