The wines of Pierre Henri Rougeot always require some sort of reflection... and the extra layer of sulphur-free wines does make things a bit more complex. In some vintages it is rather simple, while in others a bit more thought is required, as the sulpher/no sulphur pattern is disturbed by the …
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 Marc Roy – vintage 2025 bottled
Back at Alexandrine Roy in Gevrey-Chambertin to do an interview, and at the same time we had the chance to retaste the now-bottled 2025s Alexandrine always bottles early ... and the 2025s were bottled on August 25th and 26th just before Alexandrine began her 2026 harvest. The 2025s …
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Clémentine et Léon Bordet – an emerging estate
Another new and upcoming estate... Clémentine et Léon Bordet, a Pernand Vergelesses estate located just across the road from the legendary Bonneau de Martray estate It's a small estate owned by the couple Clementine and Léon Bordet ... a new estate renting most of the vineyards. Here is a very …
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Visit to Domaine Julien – tasting the 2025s
Being a wine writer has its advantages and drawbacks depending on one's mood and energy. Tasting the same producers year after year gives you the basic structure of the new year's article... and it is therefore tempting to keep quite a lot of the lyrics unchanged for the article - as this is often …
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Domaine Soyer – out in the sun
Domaine Soyer is just starting ... or might I say restarting the estate with a new generation. Julie Soyer is the daughter of Laurent Soyer, who until 2023 was producing the wines at Domaine Soyer ... but now has left the wine production to his daughter Julie. The vineyards are the same, but the …