I go to Burgundy more than five times a year to taste, to visit vignerons, to walk the vineyards ... yet still I find new or to me unknown producers and vineyards - this is the beauty and the complexity of Burgundy - the region I love so much. … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles
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Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
One of my favorite parts of Burgundy is Premeaux - and since I seem to be the only one to think that Premeaux should have its own appellation - l think its fair to assume that it will continue to be a part of Nuits-Saint-Georges for now. I have … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
Vineyard Insight: Latricières-Chambertin
The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation is large with quite a lot of rather large Grand Crus generously allocated when the current classification was established. Not all plots of the Gevrey Grand Crus are of high standard, and yet still they are famous in … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Latricières-Chambertin
Vineyard Insight: Beaune Les Fèves
The best of Beaunes ... ?; While there are many 1er crus in the Beaune appellation there is no Grand Crus - and the appellation is perhaps more known for it's special cuvées than for the vineyards that produce these. Cuvées or like Beaune Clos des … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Beaune Les Fèves
Vineyard Insight: Griotte-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin has a special place in my Burgundy heart - as it was one of the first Grand Crus I acquired when I began to collect Burgundies around 1990. I adore a good Griotte as it often seems to offer both drinkability and delicate … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Griotte-Chambertin
Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Laviéres
There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twillight zone between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vosne-Romanee. This area is somewhat overlooked, but as the new generations of vignerons take on these … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Laviéres
Vineyard Insight: Vosne Romanee Clos des Réas
The Vosne-Romanee appellation is famous for it's old grand cru monopoles - Romanee-Conti and La Romanee. There are however other monopoles in Vosne-Romanee, and while La Tâche and La Grande Rue are prominent monopoles today - they are in fact … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Vosne Romanee Clos des Réas
Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts
Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts or simply Les Forêts is monopole vineyard in the northern part of the Premeaux appellation. There are 5 monopoles in Premeaux and Les Forêts is located just south of Les Didiers and north of Clos des Corvees. Les … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts