I have many sources and friends in Burgundy, who give me ideas about who to visit next. I also have good friends who tell me who to visit rapidly and who to put on the waiting list. I can not visit all ... never was my ambition, but hopefully I can recommend some good wines ... and expand the …
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Faiveley … 200 years – and then the whites
Tasting old Burgundies is a rare treat, as wines from the 1930s, 40s are getting very difficult to find in good condition these days. Domaine Faiveley did not have a large production of top-end whites before 2008. Faivelay produced the Corton-Charlemagne for quite many years, and since 2008 …
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Jacques Carillon … true Puligny 2024
I don't like beating around the bushes ... so let's be very clear ... the Montrachet hill is without a doubt the home of the greatest dry white wine terroir in the world. We do have the white Haut-Brion ... but other than this I don't really see thegreatness and complexity that will match a top …
Domaine Dujardin 2023
I have long been trying to increase the focus of the articles ... i.e. mainly writing about the best and most interesting wines. This means that some of the wines are left out ... as these are not the ones that I firsthand recommend. As Burgundies are getting more and more expensive ... the …
Domaine Pavelot in Pernand
Domaine Pavelot is one of the better-known domaines of Pernand-Verglesses, and while I taste the Pavelot wines from time to time, I have never visited the estate. This year, I decided to pay the Pavelots a visit, to get a better overview of the wines they are making. Pavelot is an old Domaine …