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Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots is becoming more and more acclaimed as the quality increases - and while good wines were made before 2000 the quality today from several top producers like Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Domaine Grivot and Domaine Cathiard is much higher - and this places Aux Reignots …
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts or simply Les Forêts is monopole vineyard in the northern part of the Premeaux appellation. There are 5 monopoles in Premeaux and Les Forêts is located just south of Les Didiers and north of Clos des Corvees. Les Forêts is a part of the prominent Domaine l'Arlot …
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The Musigny from Louis Jadot is somehow a bit overlooked, but nevertheless produced on a plot next to one of the most hyped Musigny's - the rare and very expensive Musigny from Domaine Georges Roumier. Louis Jadot began to make wine from the current plot of Musigny in 1985 - but even before this …
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One of the most controversial vineyards in Burgundy these years is Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges. By some seen as the best vineyard of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, and a cadidate for promotion to grand cru .. others see it as a good 1er cru but perhaps not among the very top terroirs …
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There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twilight zone between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vosne-Romanee. This area is somewhat overlooked, but as the new generations of vignerons take on these terroirs, there are very fine wines to find from these …
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