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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Have you ever heard about the vineyard Vosne-Romanee Derriére le Four - most likely not. The vineyard is nevertheless mentioned by both Danguy & Aubertin (1892) and Rodier (1920) as one of the better vineyards in Vosne-Romanee. But what happened to Vosne-Romanee Derriére Le Four, where was it …
[Read more...] about Vosne-Romanee Derriére Le Four – the lost vineyard
Meursault Blagny is quite well known among Burgundy drinkers and collectors, but have you ever heard about Le Blagny-Blanc? The appellations of Burgundy are numerous and the system is not always logical and straightforward, so I often turn to Lavalle, when I want to get a historic view on the …
[Read more...] about Le Blagny-Blanc – overlooked and forgotten?
The vineyards in Burgundy are numerous, and some are not even included in detailed maps over Burgundy. One of these vineyards is Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru Les Demoiselles. I tried to find the location on my trusted standard map - the Atlas Vins app for iPad - made by the Sylvain Pitiot and …
[Read more...] about Les Demoiselles – Puligny 1er cru and part of Chevalier-Montrachet
Richebourg is a legendary vineyard - and while Romanee-Conti, La Romanee and La Tache are regarded as slightly better, most Burgundy lovers can tell you about a very special moment with a bottle of Richebourg. My Richebourg moment was Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 - tasted back in 2002 - a …
[Read more...] about Richebourg – history, plots and owners – new update
In my first article about the Romanee-Saint-Vivant we uncovered the history of the vineyard ending up with a list of the curent owners of RSV - see the first article about Romanee-Saint-Vivant here. This article is about the wines made from Romanee-Saint-Vivant. First a short aromatic profile of …
[Read more...] about Romanee-Saint-Vivant – the wines, domaines and negociants
