The 2021 Flavour of the Year award went to Domaine de Cassiopée, where Talloulah Dubourg and Hugo Mathurin express their talent through hard work. The first cuvees have now been bottled, with the last ones still waiting to hit the road and find their fans. This also means the new labels …
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Visit to Domaine Julien – tasting the 2020s from cask
A big week of tastings requires a timely editorial turnaround, so there's very little poetry (lucky you) in this article on Etienne Julien's 2020 wines. For more information on the Julien estate, check this previous tasting article on the domaine's wines. The 2020s from Domaine Etienne …
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Visit to Domaine Robert Sirugue – tasting the 2020s
I visited Domaine Sirugue for the first time back in 2014, and while the wines were showing well then, I think it's fair to say the quality has improved significantly in subsequent years. Sirugue has gained both intensity and fruit definition over the years; yields are now more fitting, and the …
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Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting the 2020s from cask
Traditions and Burgundy are strongly linked, but as in all other parts of life, change eventually takes the stage. At Domaine Comte Georges Vogüé, winemaker François Millet retired this past spring after more than three decades making the wines there. His first full vintage was 1986, but he also …
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Vins d’émotion – from Lachaux to Roumier
Some people think that the vin d'émotion attribution is given only to a specific type of wine. Nothing could be further from the truth. What unites these wines is the hedonistic pleasure they give, the tension and energy they have to offer, the dynamic feeling that makes you want another glass …
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