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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Spring, Sun ... and a one weeek Burgundy trip ahead - and quite a few interesting articles in the pipeline - what is not to like! This is an article about a small vertical with four Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée Les Hautes Maizieres - including the vintages 2011 to 2014. As a side story: I …
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I love Chambolle-Musigny perhaps the most vibrant and sensual appellation ... While the Chambolle appellation is rather large the number of top end producers located in the village of Chambolle is rather limited, and somehow it's not often a bright new star is rising from this village. There …
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I have updated the vintage chart for white Burgundies with the 2015 vintage and adjusted the rating for the 2009 vintage - see the full Vintage Chart for White Burgundies here White Burgundies - the 2015 vintage - rich but charming The 2015 vintage for the whites is rather complex to come to …
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One of my favorite parts of Burgundy is Premeaux - and since I seem to be the only one to think that Premeaux should have its own appellation - l think its fair to assume that it will continue to be a part of Nuits-Saint-Georges for now. I have covered many of the Premeaux monopoles, but somehow …
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Charles Lachaux has made tremendous progress at Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, winemaking is now done with a lighter hand - less oak and less extraction and furthermore a high percentage of whole cluster is now used. While the top wines have always been very fine from this estate the change in …
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