Vincent Ledy is one of a kind: a guy with a great, unpolished talent, and a vigneron that no doubt will divide opinions amongst many wine geeks. His old-vine intensity (most plots are older than 40 years), low-sulphur vinification and bottling, and unmanipulated fruit - no new oak - produce both …
Visits 2017
Visit Domaine Michelot – tasting the 2017s from bottle
Domaine Michelot is a well-known estate in Meursault, producing high-quality wines from a range of fine vineyards. It is a relatively large estate - 19 ha - yet strangely I never visited Michelot before. The estate is managed by the Mestre family, Jean-François Mestre taking over from his …
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Exploring Ladoix and surroundings – visiting Domaine Michel Mallard
Villages like Marsannay, Fixin and Brochon are sadly overlooked, but perhaps even more below the radar are Corgoloin and Comblanchien. Yet the most prominent of these little-regarded appellations is Ladoix-Serrigny, the entrance to the Côte de Beaune just north of Beaune and below the beautiful …
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Visit Domaine d`Eugenie – tasting the 2017s
Domaine d'Eugenie is a iconic producer in more than one sense. Firstly, Domaine d'Eugenie is made up in part of the iconic vineyards from the old Rene Engel estate in Vosne-Romanée. Secondly, Domaine d'Eugenie is the creation of Francois Pinault, the billionaire who since 2005 has build a new estate …
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Visit Domaine Roulot – tasting of the 2017s from bottle
One of my yearly wine highlights is the tasting at Domaine Roulot, where I have the pleasure of sampling the latest vintage, normally from cask. This year was however different, as a trip to the hospital in March interfered with both my Trilogie and Roulot tastings. Luckily I had the opportunity to …
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