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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I first posted this article in 2021 and the advice is still valid! In 2021 hail fell in the core (the village) of Gevrey-Chambertin. This is a merely a thought from an old wine reviewer: Sometimes bad weather luck strikes, and hail hits - or simply touches - a vineyard. At harvest, most …
[Read more...] about Hail Mary, and Some Hale Advice – Again!
What a line-up of visits over the last few weeks to taste the 2021s: Cathiard, DRC, Liger-Belair, Mugneret-Gibourg, and now Cécile Tremblay. Despite 2021 being a difficult vintage, most of the producers I have visited have produced exciting, vivid, and elegant wines. This just goes to confirm …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Cécile Tremblay – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
These are exciting times at Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, with its new guest rooms in La Maison de Jacqueline opening this fall. Vosne-Romanée is suddenly brimming with tempting offers. This time, it's Lucie Teillaud-Mugneret accompanying my visit for tasting the 2021s. Lucie is the daughter of …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg – Tasting the 2021s
I taste a lot of wine, from the 2021 barrel samples back to the now-beautiful 2017s. I revise my vintage view as I learn and experience the wines, how are they showing, and what they will bring you. Will they currently bring you pleasure. The last five vintages represent much of the wine …
The enjoyment of Burgundy has changed, and its wines are being consumed younger and younger. Many great bottles are drunk within the first years after their release, meaning that 2019s are now on the table in many restaurants, and on the palate of Burgundy lovers throughout the world. This is how …
