Vosne-Romanée is brimming with new names and talents. OK, that's perhaps a bit on the overly-enthusiastic-journalist side, but new talents and domaines are actually turning up at a regular pace. This is good in a quiet place like Vosne. One is Confuron-Gindre, where the son, Edouard Confuron, is …
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Visit Domaine François Bertheau – tasting the 2024s
The wines from Domaine François Bertheau have given me a lot of hedonistic pleasure over the years. It has been several years since I have visited Domaine Bertheau, and I honestly don't know why ... A mistake, surely, as I really enjoy the wines from Domaine François Bertheau. The 2024 …
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Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2023s
The 2023 vintage is tricky as the ripeness builds very fast at the end, causing many vignerons to have problems with overripe phenolics. To combat this eventuality, Domaine Roulot has increased the harvesting teams from 35 to 50 pickers a few years back, and this has given more degrees of freedom …
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Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – Tasting the 2024s from Cask
It has been almost 10 years since I first visited Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. This gives a certain perspective ... although vintages 2021 and 2024 broke the trend with global warming taking its toe with increased ripeness and generosity of fruit. Nicolas Faure's wines are still, for me, …
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Visit to Domaine Méo-Camuzet – Tasting the 2023s
It seems like Jean-Nicolas Méo is on a winning streak ... and this is confirmed by the 2023s where all the usuals show very well ... and some big surprises really hit the bullseye. Jean-Nicolas Méo's wines followed the nature and style of the vintage, with a gentle, vivid hand - even the Cortons …
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