Burgundy is the world ... but also a small place, and its specialist wine writers are surprisingly few, although we do meet and greet on occasion. In reality, there is a kind of "competition" among the writers, and this sometimes makes the meetings a bit awkward. Egos are sometimes quite …
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Impressions of Domaine Boigey Freres in Vosne-Romanée
Domaine Boigey Freres is a new Vosne estate originating from one of the older families in the village. It was previously known as Domaine Albert Noirot. Two Boigey brothers, Guillaume and Olivier, are running the estate, with vineyards that are gradually being taken back as share-cropping leases …
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Saisons … for all seasons
New small estates come on the scene in Burgundy, if not each day, then each week or month. Sometimes these estates come with true talent and the skills to actually make a hedonistic difference. Two good friends, Eric Pignal and Loïc Lamy, have started a small wine project in a well-known cellar …
Two new Vosne-Romanée estates
On Tuesday March 16 I discovered two new Vosne-Romanée estates! Both started up with the 2019 vintage, and both originate from older Vosne families. Each estate starts out with a very nice portfolio of vineyards and can eventually - if all parcels are taken back from metayage (share-cropping) …
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