The prices on top vineyards in Burgundy have reached astronomic levels, and this means that the plots on the top vineyards rarely are traded these days. The ownership structure is somewhat stuck in the old patterns .. with little or no possibility to acquire plots on the big grand crus for …
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Terroir Insight: Prieuré Roch, Clos de Corvées
One of the best wines from the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation is in my view the Clos de Corvées from Domaine Prieuré Roch - a special cuvee made from a monopole within the Aux Corvées vineyard. It's in many ways a quite unusual wine ... conceptualized by a remarkable man - Henri-Frédéric Roch, …
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Terroir Insight: Chateau de la Tour Clos de Vougeot V.V.
Chateau de la Tour is the largest owner of Clos de Vougeot with large holdings in the center of this enormous Grand Cru. In normal years Francois Labet makes two cuvees of Clos de Vougeot - the Cuvée Classique and the Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, and in recent vintages a top Cuvée Hommage Jean Morin …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Aux Cras
One of my favorite wines from the Nuits-Saint-Georges is the Aux Cras made by Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. It has all the qualities I look for in a Burgundian wine - it's very enjoyable, it's pure and transparent and first and foremost it offers a lovely expression of the "almost" Vosne …
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Vineyard Insight: Clos St. Marc a small and forgotten monopole
Clos St. Marc ..... is a monopole in Nuits-Saint-Georges, or should I rather say Premeaux. The vineyard is now owned by Domaine Michéle et Patrice Rion ... a very fine but also in my view a somewhat overlooked producer. It's a very interesting terroir - located in the hearth of Premeaux .. so …
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