This week I had the opportunity to taste a large selection of the 2015s from Bouchard Pere et Fils. The Danish importer of Bouchard, Eric Sorensen and the Export Manager Maisons et Domaines Henriot, Victor Pepin, also this year joined forces to present the new vintage by showing a wide and …
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Visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé 2016s – impressions
During my March 2017 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé to taste the 2016 vintage from cask. I know the Vogüé wines very well, and they have been amongst my benchmark wines for 15 years .. i.e. the wines I like to taste every year to evaluate the …
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Visit – Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting of the 2015s
On my March 2017 trip to Burgundy I had the chance to revisit Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet to retaste some of the 2015s from bottle. I tasted the 2015s for the first time in June 2016 - before bottling - and I have revisited the wines since and is getting increasingly impressed - …
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Visit Maison Chantereves – first tasting of the 2016s
On my March 2017 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Chantereves - one of my favorite micro negociants in Burgundy - always a pleasure and a treat to visit this small estate and the good people behind it. Note to self - need to take new photos next time Background - Chantereves, …
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Bruno Clavelier Vosne Les Hautes Maizieres small vertical
Spring, Sun ... and a one weeek Burgundy trip ahead - and quite a few interesting articles in the pipeline - what is not to like! This is an article about a small vertical with four Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée Les Hautes Maizieres - including the vintages 2011 to 2014. As a side story: I …
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