I am worried ... truly and deeply worried!! I have tasted some high-quality whites from recent vintages ... and there is a worrying tendency. I find that even very good wines are fading and oxidising. Some of these are just fading and lacking energy with a remote oxidative hint, while others are …
Editor
New season … vintage 2024
May is the change of season at Winehog as I start of with looking at the 2024 vintage. The wines are now at a stage where at least some of them can be evaluated ... yes I know it is early ... but just remember that quite many wines are bottled during the fall ... and some even before the harvest …
The 2023 white Burgundies – Take 1
I have now have started to taste the big producers of white 2023s, and must say that the diversity of the vintage matches that of the reds ... i.e. big variation in yields and phenolic ripeness. This is a vintage that can and often will offer great pleasure, but it is sadly a very bumpy ride, as …
Visit to Domaine Boigey Frères – Tasting the 2023s
Domaine Boigey Frères is one of the new estates in Vosne-Romanée. After a cautious start in 2019, the Boigey brothers are picking up momentum. The 2023s are a step up for the domaine in Vosne's ranks, they went from simply being on the map to producing wines that are now getting seriously …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Boigey Frères – Tasting the 2023s
next on Winehog
Just to keep my mind on track … Next up on Winehog we have: …