Winehog - Burgundy with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2019 vintage was a tremendous success for Pierre Duroché. Not many growers timed the harvest better. The result is vivid, fresh, and lively 2019s, from the entry-level wines to the Clos de Beze and Griotte-Chambertin. They are hedonistic treasures all the way, and real treats! Pierre …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Duroché – tasting the 2019s from cask
Visiting Domaine Marc Roy is always a treat, and Alexandrine Roy seems to have found the magic formula again in 2019. As mentioned in my vintage report, the 2019s can be somewhat on the hot side. But they also have a special energy that compensates for the generous, warm notes frequently found in …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Marc Roy – tasting the 2019 vintage
I have the privilege of tasting Thibault Morey's wines more than once a year – a treat and luxury I am not accustomed to as a wine journalist or, if you like, the more technical title of Winehog CTO (Chief Tasting Officer) ☺️ I have already tasted his 2019s a couple of times, …
[Read more...] about The grace and energy of the 2019s – visit to Domaine Morey-Coffinet
I have written about Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) before and presented some of their joyous wines. Now I have had the possibility to meet each of them, as Sophie joined Arnaud for the tasting at Domaine Sirugue in March. To keep things separate, I will present only the Arnaud …
[Read more...] about Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – tasting the 2018s and a few 2019s
On my trip to Burgundy in March, before you-know-what, I had the pleasure of visiting Domaine Moron-Garcia in Nuits-Saint-Georges to taste the 2019 wines from cask. Let me just say, the 2019s from Matthieu Moron and Pierre-Oliver Garcia are truly lovely: magnificent, refined, delicate and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Moron-Garcia – tasting the 2019s from cask
