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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Clos de Vougeot (the vineyard) and Clos Vougeot (the wine) is one of the most prominent grand crus, despite ranking below the very top of the tree. Few would compare it with Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg, Musigny Clos Saint-Denis, Chambertin, …
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Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères is a vineyard producing many different wines, from the elusive and expensive Domaine d'Auvenay to some very small, interesting cuvees from new and exciting producers. One of my favourite wines from the Enseignères vineyard comes from Domaine …
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Beyond elusive; not even in my dreams. While the red grands crus from Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay are both very rare and very costly, the whites are even further away from the Winehog's snout. The Chevalier-Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet are each in a league of their own, and that's …
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The joy of drinking a true vin d'emotion is unparalleled. Effortless, enjoyable, and hedonistic, these are wines with great drinkability, and they're sometimes even down-to-earth, with true glou-glou character. One of my favourite vins d'emotion is the Clos du Château from Domaine du Comte …
[Read more...] about Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château – my vin d’emotion
Beaumonts; Beaux Monts; Beauxmonts - whatever the spelling, the name means delightful pinot with many variations. It is a large vineyard covering the slope above Vosne-Romanee Les Suchots towards Flagey-Echezeaux. Cecile Tremblay has a lovely plot in the centre of the vineyard with old vines, and …
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