Jean-Marie Fourrier's neighbour is not in the limelight, as we there find one of the undiscovered delicacies of Gevrey-Chambertin. The neighbor in no 5 is Alain Voegeli, who has a very small - yet old - estate producing only one wine, a village Gevrey-Chambertin. Alain Voegeli has been running …
Tasting Notes
The delicacy and maturity of undervalued vintages
The focus on points and ratings often stands in the way of appreciating and understanding mature Burgundies from "lesser" years. We tend to collect the big, bold, "great" vintages, and that stream of velvet pinot almost washes away the delicate enjoyment of mature wines from lesser …
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Odds and ends around Christmas and New Year
I tasted quite a few interesting wines at social gatherings while celebrating Christmas and New Year. Lafon galore .. the good, the ugly Starting out with the whites I tasted three wines from Comte Lafon two 2004s - Les Perrieres and Les Charmes, and one sadly premoxed example of the 2001 …
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Visit at Domaine Roulot – tasting of the 2012 vintage
Domaine Roulot is one of the iconic producers in Meursault and Jean-Marc Roulot is in my view one of the most talented winemakers in Burgundy. It was therefore a great treat when I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Roulot during this year’s Grands Jours de Bourgogne. Photo: Jean-Marc Roulot …
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