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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine des Comtes Lafon Le Montrachet is one of Burgundys iconic wines, and one of the most prominent wines from the mighty Montrachet vineyard. It's a big Montrachet ... but where is the plot located, and what is the history of the plots and this celebrated wine. Montrachet or Le …
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Louis-Michel Liger-Belair is in my view producing one of the very best wines from the somewhat overlooked Vosne-Romanee Les Petits Monts. First vintage was 2006 starting out at a fine level with quality improving year after year arriving at a truly delightful level from 2010 and onwards. …
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Maison Camille Giroud has a special place in my Burgundy heart, as the wonderful Cortons from this house convinced me that the Corton hill can in fact produce red wines that deserves the Grand Cru classification and at the same time be a delightful experience in the glass. Yes I have for many years …
[Read more...] about Visit Maison Camille Giroud – tasting of the 2013 vintage
From time to time I taste old Burgundies, but today it rare to taste or even find good genuine old Burgundies. So I rarely taste wines older than 1971, and therefore really have lost track of how the very old vintages perform these days. With Rudy Kurniawan and his consorts floating the market …
Fixin was highly regarded by Lavalle and other classifications made more than 100 years ago, but today this northern appellation gets little attention from the collectors of great Burgundies. The Fixin wines have often been accused of being austere, hard and edgy ... sometimes justifiable so ... …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Berthaut in Fixin .. now with vineyards in Vosne!
