Tasting a large number of red 2018s gives one the opportunity to look at quality across the appellations and vineyards. In this article, I am taking the vineyard view, and I've tried to analyze which vineyards (appellations) did exceptionally well in 2018. I found that the following vineyards …
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Visit to Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot – tasting the 2018s
It was great to be back at Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot to taste the wines and get reacquainted with the fine people at this Flagey-Echezeaux estate. Coquard-Loison-Fleurot has been on quite a journey. A few years back one could find wines from the domaine in Beaune's local supermarkets. …
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The Emotional picks 2018
I have now been down the long and mysterious road of tasting the highly acclaimed - by some - 2018 vintage. This is indeed in some cases a tremendous vintage. Yet not all wines shine from this irregular and hot year. But the list is ready... 😊 Jae Chu of Maison des Joncs has quite a …
Visit to Domaine Faiveley – tasting the red 2018s
On my November 2019 trip, I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Faiveley to taste the celebrated, but also difficult, 2018 vintage. The tasting was held with directeur technique (chief winemaker) Jérôme Flous, who gave us his selection from the Faiveley wines. Photo of Jérôme Flous - November …
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Visit to Domaine Pierre Girardin – tasting the 2018 reds
I first tasted the Domaine Pierre Girardin wines in Copenhagen last year, and was intrigued by the wines coming from this young man. The words were then, and are still: "A new star is born? Perhaps. In any case, without a doubt a bright new talent has emerged!" In this article, I will go through …
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