Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Tasting old Burgundies is a rare treat, as wines from the 1930s, 40s are getting very difficult to find in good condition these days. Like Bouchard Pere et fils, Faiveley chose to pick wines from years ending with 5 ... 2015, 2005, 1995 ... 1945 and 1935 for the 200 years jubilee of Domaine …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair ... a new vintage ... the 14th since I began visiting Louis-Michel and his fabulous estate in 2012. The 2024 is the smallest vintage in Domaine history (corrected for expansions of the vineyard portfolio) - only 20% of the normal production - in a year with loads of …
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July 2025 and most of the 2023 tastings are now completed. It is therefore time to wrap up the vintage and look forward to 2024 and the 2025 vintages that are just around the corner. I got a jump on the vintage already in November 2023, when Cécile Tremblay showed me her 2023s in connection …
Jane Eyre has become one of my favourite vignerons, producing a beautiful lineup of negociant wines from Burgundy, Beaujolais and even Australia. Jane always seems to capture the beauty of the Pinot. Slightly fragile, the perfumed note that turns a Pinot Noir into a Pinot d'émotion. It's some …
[Read more...] about Jane Eyre the delicacy of Pinot d`émotion
There are many undiscovered estates in Burgundy, and sometimes, these are hiding some true gems. Recently, I stumbled upon a relatively unknown estate in Chorey-Les-Beaune - Domaine Georges Roy ... and boy, was I in for a surprising treat ... white Chorey! Domaine Georges Roy in the core …
