Winehog - with a passion
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.
Domaine Marc Roy is in my view one of the best producers in Gevrey-Chambertin - with a very fine selection of village wines. Alexandrine Roy is the dynamic winemaker at Domaine Marc Roy and she has produced some lovely 2014s - wines I tasted in March 2015. The 2014s are now bottled and the 2015s …
[Read more...] about Initial Impressions – Domaine Marc Roy 2015
Domaine Bizot is in my view one of the most exiting estates in Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Bizot is not your average Vosne producer as it's run by Jean-Yves Bizot who has a academic backgound in Geology and this somehow shows in both the wines and the way the Domaine is managed. The wines have a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bizot – tasting of the 2014 vintage
During the Hospices de Beaune weekend I was lucky and got invited to a Masterclass tasting of Bouchard Pere et Fils 2014s. The tasting was conducted by the new Maitre de Chai (Cellar Master) Frédéric Weber, and comprised a fine selection of the 2014s - both reds and whites. In this article I will …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Bouchard Pere et Fils 2014 reds
On my November 2015 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to taste the 2014s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. As usual I entered the gate to Chateau Vosne-Romanee with high expectations and was greeted by a cheerful Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and his very large but lovely dog Arak. Constance …
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Day 2 of 2014 tastings ... a fine day indeed ... and I was really looking forward to taste the 2014s from Maxime Cheurlin at Domaine Georges Noëllat - one of the very bright young stars in Burgundy. ... and I was most certainly not disappointed! Domaine Georges Noëllat 2014s Maxime Cheurlin is …
[Read more...] about Impressions – Domaine Georges Noëllat 2014
