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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have now used Vin d'émotion for five years, and it's clear to me that this evaluation method is more correct and even simpler than the traditional 50-100 point Parker scale. It has worked very well, but so far, I have failed to provide a clear and simple explanation of the link between phenolic …
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I have known Domaine de Montille for many years, and have tasted both the classical Montille style practiced by Étienne's legendary father Hubert de Montille ... and the more accessible style of Brian Sieve who has been cellarmaster for the last 15 years and currently is making the wines for Étienne …
2023 was a very complex year with a warm and, in some places, problematic harvest. The heat wave ... "canicule" ... accelerated the ripening, catching some vignerons by surprise and resulting in phenolically overripe wines in quite many places. Tasting the 2023s reveal that quite many wines …
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A hard but fine day of work ... Les Aligoteurs is doing great work to promote the Aligoté grape ... and this week, they hosted a great tasting where the wine press was invited to taste the 2023 Aligoté wines from central Burgundy and Chablis. I know that many Aligotés are produced now - …
Marsannay is an interesting area with a lot of good wines with quite some variation terroir wise. Domaine Jean Fournier is in my view one of the best interpreters of the Marsannays ... and produce some truly lovely wines. Laurent Fournier is a cheerful vigneron, and the wines are reflecting his …
