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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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Beaumonts, Beaux Monts, Beauxmonts - whatever the spelling, the name means delightful pinot with many variations. One of the very best Beaux Monts is from Maxime Cheurlin of Domaine Georges Noëllat. It is a complex and delightful wine that challenges the best from this fine terroir. Domaine …
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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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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is back as a producer of Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts after 89 years of absence. The estate will expand in 2022, with 2.65 hectares of new plots in prominent vineyards, including its first plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts, La Croix Rameau, …
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It took me some time - years - to fully appreciate the wines of Cécile Tremblay. Honestly, to claim I fully understand these wines - or any Burgundy wines in fact - would be bragging. Wine is complex, and the development of each bottle is unique. Cécile Tremblay's wines have a unique generosity …
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