Sometimes, great surprises can reveal themselves from your very own neighbourhood and the people you know from another context. Aurélie Ledy is a charming "neighbour" from the wine business in Nuits-Saint-Georges. She is a part of Domaine Vincent Ledy - just around the corner from my home. I …
Producer Visits
I now travel to Burgundy 5 to 6 times a year to taste wines from the best producers.
From each visit I produce an article with tasting notes and relevant informations about the producer and the vintage at hand.
Domaine Pavelot in Pernand
Domaine Pavelot is one of the better-known domaines of Pernand-Verglesses, and while I taste the Pavelot wines from time to time, I have never visited the estate. This year, I decided to pay the Pavelots a visit, to get a better overview of the wines they are making. Pavelot is an old Domaine …
La Pierre Ronde 2023 – Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne and his refined creations
A visit to Antoine de la Bigne at La Pierre Ronde is always a treat. Antoine might not have the greatest of terroirs, and while his wines are great in many ways, they are not shouting and pushing this. They are subtle and delicate with an unusual intellectual stance. The La Pierre Ronde wines …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2024s from cask
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair ... a new vintage ... the 14th since I began visiting Louis-Michel and his fabulous estate in 2012. The 2024 is the smallest vintage in Domaine history (corrected for expansions of the vineyard portfolio) - only 20% of the normal production - in a year with loads of …
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Domaine Soyer – out in the open
There are many domains in Burgundy ... some unknown to the international market, and some completely unknown, mainly selling grapes to the big negociants. When a new generation takes over on these domains it's quite often that this will lead to a new direction with the production and sale of …