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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Jean Chartron is one of the most prominent, historic landowners in Puligny-Montrachet, having owned several of its holdings for more than 100 years. This year, I again have the pleasure of tasting with Jean-Michel Chartron, who is running this fine estate with his sister Anne-Laure …
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Vosne-Romanée is brimming with new names and talents. OK, that's perhaps a bit on the overly-enthusiastic-journalist side, but new talents and domaines are actually turning up at a regular pace. This is good in a quiet place like Vosne. One is Confuron-Gindre, where the son, Edouard Confuron, is …
The wines from Domaine François Bertheau have given me a lot of hedonistic pleasure over the years. It has been several years since I have visited Domaine Bertheau, and I honestly don't know why ... A mistake, surely, as I really enjoy the wines from Domaine François Bertheau. The 2024 …
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The 2023 vintage is tricky as the ripeness builds very fast at the end, causing many vignerons to have problems with overripe phenolics. To combat this eventuality, Domaine Roulot has increased the harvesting teams from 35 to 50 pickers a few years back, and this has given more degrees of freedom …
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It has been almost 10 years since I first visited Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. This gives a certain perspective ... although vintages 2021 and 2024 broke the trend with global warming taking its toe with increased ripeness and generosity of fruit. Nicolas Faure's wines are still, for me, …
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