Grands Echzeaux is one of the most prominent grand crus just below the top tire - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg and Musigny. Grands Echezeaux is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine d’Eugenie Grands Echezeaux
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Terroir View: Hospice de Beaune, Echezeaux du Dessus “Jean-Luc Bissey”
Hospice de Beaune have some quite prominent vineyards, and one is the relatively new Echezeaux du Dessus. The Hospice wines are getting increasingly expensive like most other Burgundies, and the Echezeaux is one of the most costly wines these days … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Hospice de Beaune, Echezeaux du Dessus “Jean-Luc Bissey”
Terroir View: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Echezeaux
Echezeaux is a complex vineyard, and actually only quite a few of the wines that are produced from one climate within the large Echezeaux vineyard. Many are wines from two or even several areas in the Echezeaux vineyard. There are however some … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Echezeaux
Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St. Jacques
The Berthaut-Gerbet estate is today a large and very exiting producer, covering the vineyards of the former parental estates Domaine Denis Berthaut and Domaine Gerbet. There is however an additional part adding a few vineyards en fermage/en … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St. Jacques
Terroir View: Domaine Jean-Marc Millot, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
Domaine Jean-Marc Millot have a strong lineup from Flagey-Echezeaux and even the northern end of Vosne-Romanée where we find the Millot plots in Les Suchots. The Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is a lovely wine in the Millot portfolio where it's … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Jean-Marc Millot, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
Terroir View: Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
Domaine Grivot has a lovely collection of 1er crus - 9 in total - and the quality of these wines are increasing year by year. The Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is in my view one of the top 1er crus, although both the Aux Reignots and the Brûlées are … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
Terroir View: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
The Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is in my view slowly but surely raising it's game in the Liger-Belair lineup, after a somewhat less focused start in the 2006 vintage and the following years. Now 13 years later we see more definition and a more … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers
The Berthaut-Gerbet estate is today a large and very exiting producer, covering the vineyards of the former parental estates Domaine Denis Berthaut and Domaine Gerbet. There is however an additional part adding a few vineyards en fermage/en … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers