There is a core list of famous estates that has set the bearings of the Winehog travel through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey back …
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.
Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
Burgundy and tradition are strongly linked, but as in all other aspects of life, change eventually takes the stage. At Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, "new" winemaker Jean Lupatelli has come through his third vintage, 2023, a large and lovely vintage at de Vogüé. New winemaker = new ideas …
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Visit to Domaine Mugnier – Tasting the 2023s
The Mugnier 2023s are as expected delightfully complex and refined, they are however also quite lightfooted compared to the stellar 2022s from this estate. I do like the lightfooted 2023s and therefore the Mugniers are a welcomed addition to the delicate part of the 2023 vintage. 2023 holds …
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Tasting Domaine Hubert Lamy 2022
Olivier Lamy is in my view one of the greatest winemakers in today's Burgundy. He has had me confused at times, he has explained and clarified and in the end, he also convinced me. The Lamy wines are brutally honest ... showing what the terroir and Olivier have envisioned. Some wines are more …
Visit to Domaine Jean-Marc Millot – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
The 2023 wines from Millot are as expected. They are quite lively with a relatively lightfooted appearance. They are more openly knit than the 2022s presumably because the yield is higher in 2023s and this is reflected in the structure of the wine. The vintage 2023 sometimes lacks a bit of …
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