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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is by far the largest owner of Musigny - they own more than 7 ha equivalent to almost 70% of this magnificent grand cru located just north of Chateau Clos de Vougeot. Musigny is to a large extend Comte de Vogüé and the Comte de Vogüé name is very much linked to this …
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The Musigny from Jacques Prieur is pretty special ... as it's produced on the vineyard Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau. Domaine Jacques Prieur has twice managed to get plots in La Combe d'Orveau promoted to Grand Crus status and included in the Mighty Musigny vineyard. It's perhaps not one …
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The Grands-Echezeaux is somehow the slightly overlooked wine in the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti lineup. It is however a magnificent wine in its own right, but is of course somewhat overshadowed by the four top reds - Richebourg, Romanee Saint-Vivant, La Tâche and Romanee-Conti. In this article I …
This is a new format on the blog ... articles where the location of the terroir of one wine is uncovered in depth and detail. First out is the Jayer-Gilles Echezeaux du Dessus, one of the relatively few single climate and single plot Echezeaux's on the market. …
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Vosne-Romanee Clos de la Goillotte is a hidden gem... and in my view one of the very best village terroirs in Burgundy. The Goillotte vineyard is located inside Vosne-Romanee just south of the La Goillotte estate, and below La Tache ... with the Clos d'Eugenie separating Goillotte and La Tache. …
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