In these COVID-19 times, amid lockdown, it's important to get some feet-on-the-ground views from Burgundy. Vineyard sky with tradional vapour trails before COVID-19 My first guestwriter is Mark Thomson, who was previously a part-owner of a domaine and is now enjoying working freelance after …
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The Burgundy year 2019
The Burgundy year 2019 is moving rapidly towards its end after many memorable moments. To be honest, I hate mission statements and other statements of objectives, but in the end they can be a useful rounding out of the year. The vins d'émotion - what's in the glass Missions and statements are …
Terroir Insight: Domaine d’Eugenie Grands Echezeaux
Grands Echzeaux is one of the most prominent grand crus just below the top tire - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg and Musigny. Grands Echezeaux is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a bit overlooked, although new producer names on …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Aux Reignots
One of my favourite 1er crus of Burgundy is the Aux Reignots made by Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, a tremendous wines of a very high quality. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair controls 45% of the Aux Reignots vineyard, that extends just above his prestigious monopole La Romanee - and his quest for …
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Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots – a fragmented delight
The Aux Reignots is in my view one of the most interesting 1er crus of Cote de Nuits - its perhaps not quite in the same popularity league as Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux, Aux Malconsorts or Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, but the focus on this terroir has increased dramatically during the last 10 …
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