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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Thibault Liger-Belair is a vigneron I have followed since 2004 - his third vintage, I think. While the wines were good - it took quite many years before the wines began to give me a great hedonistic thrill. In recent years I have wondered more and more about the work Thibault is doing and the …
[Read more...] about Visit to Thibault Liger-Belair – tasting the 2019s
Albert Bichot and its top brand, Clos Frantin, are large portfolios, and regardless of the restraint shown by Philippe de Marcilly (Bichot's commercial director), its tastings always go beyond 30 wines - more than I can integrate into one article. I will therefore break them up, starting out …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine du Clos Frantin – Tasting the 2019s from cask
I had not tasted Chantereves' wines for a couple of years, and I was therefore anxious to have a go at the magnificent 2019 vintage. Sadly, COVID issues sent the plans down the drain, and in the end I had to settle for an early look at the 2020s, along with a taste of three '19s. The 2020s …
Charles Lachaux of Vosne-Romanée's Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is amongst the most dynamic viticulturalists in Burgundy. 01/05/2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Procès NSG Les Procès is a 1er cru located above the village of Nuits, just below the beautiful Chateau Gris. The Arnoux-Lachaux plot is …
Comparatively tasting two wines from Macon produced a somewhat surprising result, confounding my expectations of the 2017 and 2018 vintages. There is, however, a possible explanation: This is a unique 2018 cuvee. Hubert Laferrère - Domaine Saint-Denis Located in the heart of …
