La Pocra is a new summer wine from Ledy vins. Pocra means "clay on hands", referring to the fact that this might be a entry level wine ... but it is still very much hand-picked and hand-made like all the other wines from Aurélie at Ledy vins. Ledy vins "La Pocra" 2025 La Pocra is a Pinot …
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.
Maison Géraldine Louise – an amphorae to remember
There are many small and exciting estates in Burgundy, and sometimes, I am thrown head over heels into tastings in these small estates. It's fine, I rather enjoy this, but when I come back to NSG, I often remember all the things I should have asked about and documented. In this case, I did not …
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Visit Domaine Pierre Vincent tasting 2024
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 …
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Visit to Clément Boillot tasting of Ghislaine Barthod and Louis Boillot
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 …
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Pernot Bélicard – vintage 2024
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 …