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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Georges Glantenay is setting new standards these days, and is improving its quality year by year. Its Volnay Santenots 2020 is one of the wines that has impressed me the most with its tremendous energy and verve. Let's take a quick - and newly formatted - look at the Glantenay Santenots …
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Grands Echzeaux is one of the more prominent grand crus which sits just below the very top tier - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, and Musigny. It is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a bit overlooked, although new producer names in this …
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Grands Echézeaux is one of the most prominent grands crus, despite being just below the top-tier names like Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, and Musigny. It sits in a category with vineyards such as Richebourg, Chambertin, and Romanée Saint-Vivant - very close to the top. Grands Echézeaux is …
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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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A legendary, yet somehow unknown, wine; a wine not sold, but served on occasion; a wine above commercial interest; and a hedonistic blessing for a lucky few. I am of course talking about the Bâtard-Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, a wine served only - or should I say mainly - at …
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