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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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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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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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Domaine Arlaud is in my view one of the somewhat overlooked gems of Morey-Saint-Denis. But after tasting their rare yet truly delightful Clos Saint-Denis I decided to set focus on this estate. Domaine Arlaud offer a range of beautiful wines with a high drinkability and with quality increasing …
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Beyond elusive ... not even in my dreams. The red grands crus of Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay are both very rare and very costly, but the whites are even further away from the snout of the Winehog. Both the Chevalier-Montrachet and the Batard-Montrachet are in what I would call a league of …
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