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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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.
This was my second visit to the new Pierre Vincent estate in Auxey Duresses - expectations were very high especially for the whites. Pierre Vincent is a very talented winemaker who has experience from, but not limited to, Domaine de la Vougeraie and Domaine Leflaive. When the lovely estate …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Pierre Vincent tasting 2024
In December, I was back at Domaine Ghislaine Barthod to taste the 2024s with Clément Boillot, who had prepared a small selection of the estate’s wines. Clément Boillot has now taken over the winemaking at both the parents' estates ... Domaine Ghislaine Barthod and Domaine Louis Boillot. So …
[Read more...] about Visit to Clément Boillot tasting of Ghislaine Barthod and Louis Boillot
Burgundy is fascinating, as you can explore the wines of the region for decades and visit the villages for years, and yet some estates are strangely falling outside your scope unfairly. Domaine Pernot-Bélicard is one such estate ... I visited there in 2017, and was impressed ... and the good …
Ledy Vins is a new, exciting estate in Nuits-Saint-Georges. 2023 was Aurélie's first vintage, and in 2024, she has already expanded the portfolio with three new wines - including a Grand Cru from the Corton vineyard. The level of creativity and the energy charge coming from this small domaine is …
Sometimes, tastings cause further reflection, as there are some general topics that need to be discussed. One of these topics is the sulphur-free white Burgundies, a relatively new phenomenon. I have followed Pierre-Henri Rougeot since the beginning of his sulphur-free endeavours at his family's …
