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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A legendary, yet somehow unknown, wine; a wine not sold, but served on occasion; a wine above commercial interest; and a hedonistic blessing for a lucky few. I am of course talking about the Bâtard-Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, a wine served only - or should I say mainly - at …
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Domaine de Montille is one of my favourite producers on the Corton hill, even though its presence there dates back only to 2004. Etienne de Montille today produces two wines from the Corton vineyard - a Corton-Charlemagne produced from the Corton Pougets climat, and a red Corton from the …
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Some growers' philosophy is difficult to convey or even understand, not because it is incomprehensible, but rather due to my limited intellectual capacity. I have to fully understand and comprehend the wines and the grower to write about them cogently. Sometimes, even though I like, and …
[Read more...] about On the hill – Tasting some of the Hoffmann-Jayer 2019s
One could say it would be impolite to write about the Corton vineyard without mentioning Louis Latour, its largest owner by far. Louis Latour owns 26.59 ha - equivalent to almost 17% of the Corton hill. This is impressive and interesting seen from a vineyard perspective. I taste Louis Latour …
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Maison et Domaines Henriot is the owner of Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chablis William Fevre, and last but not least, the magnificent Champagne Henriot. Henriot has a long history of producing interesting and refined Champagnes, and in a time when small houses and even smaller cuvèes are fashionable, …
[Read more...] about Basking in the autumn beauty of Henriot
