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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twillight 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 …
[Read more...] about Villages vines from the Vosne twilight zone – Aux Réas
Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg is one of the estates that I admire most in Burgundy. They have consistently produced beautiful wines each vintage over the last decades, and kept a quite unique and very authentic style in their wines. The domaine is managed by the two sisters Marie-Christine and …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, tasting of the 2015s
Clos du Château is sort of a signature wine for Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. A very expressive Vosne Village made from a vineyard that used to be a part of the park around Château Vosne-Romanee. It's a magnificent village ... one of the very best in my view ... often offering a forward and …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Château
Domaine Grivot is one of the top end producers on Richebourg in my view only surpassed by DRC and Domaine Leroy - and quite evenly matched or even better than Domaine Meo-Camuzet and Domaine Anne Gros. While the Grivot family has been in Vosne-Romanee since the late 18th cenury ... the ownership …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Jean Grivot Richebourg
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 …
