A new estate is emerging on the starry blue sky of Burgundy, Domaine de Chézeaux - or should I say the new Domaine de Chézeaux - based on the vineyard holdings of the Mercier family who owned the Domaine de Chézeaux estate located in upper Gevrey-Chambertin. Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to …
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Cécile Tremblay new on Griotte-Chambertin
The news regarding Domaine Cécile Tremblay does not seem to stop. First, the expansion of Beaumonts, secondly the addition to Echezeaux, and now Cécile got the chance to explore Griotte Chambertin. This opportunity arises as Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to Charles Van Canneyt (of Domaine …
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Terroir Insight: Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis
The Clos Saint-Denis from Domaine Ponsot is one of the most famous and notorious wines in the world. This was the very wine that got Rudy Kurniawan exposed as a counterfeiter in the wine world when he attempted to sell bottles of the Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis produced prior to 1982 ... The problem …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot Clos Saint-Denis
Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one of the new emerging stars in the Burgundy sky. Located in Flagay-Echezeau and still very much under the radar - the winemaker Thomas Colladot produces great wines from a very fine range of vineyards. One of the very best wines is the delightful Clos …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Amiot-Servelle Clos Saint-Denis
Domaine Amiot-Servelle is showing very fine progress in these years and this does set focus on the fine terroirs they have. The Clos Saint-Denis is in my view a true treat located just next to the Arlaud plot in the very core of this fine vineyard. It is a very refined Morey-Saint-Denis ... hence …
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