Ohh no, not Phenolic ripeness again… Yes, phenolics again… and given the current situation in the vineyards, there is a big risk of not achieving sufficient phenolic ripeness in 2026. The wines in many vineyards are struggling with a lack of juice, thick skins, and prospects of a very …
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Harvest short: Drying out the vineyards
The vineyards are dry now - end of July 2026 ... and some are very dry indeed, and the vegetation in the rows is now starting to show its effect. Lot of vegetation in the rows will in the end influence the water left for the sprint to the harvest, Not that the water consumed by the gras and the …
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Winehog Advice: The very best of Domaine Armand Rousseau
Burgundy for collectors and other geeks is about sorting and picking the right producers and the very best wines. It is always a balance, as top-end producers often make both very good wines and some less interesting wines, to say it bluntly. Domaine Armand Rousseau produces a range of truly …
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Château de la Commaraine … moving on
Some projects are both fascinating and much more complex than originally expected ... such a project is Château de la Commaraine. I will reference a part of the intro from my article about Commaraine ... just to set the scene ... Background Pommard has a classical historic ambiance with …
“Taille tot, taille tard, rien ne vaut la taille de mars”
“Taille tot, taille tard, rien ne vaut la taille de mars” is an old saying (Prune early or prune late, nothing’s as good as pruning in March)!. We now have March 3rd, and both DRC, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, and not surprisingly Domaine Leroy still have the top vineyards left …
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