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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have a soft spot for the wines from Mugneret-Gibourg. They are wines of pleasure and enjoyment, yet they still require some aging to reach their optimum complexity and hedonistic joyfulness. It's easy to mention the domaine's three grands crus as favourites. Yet it would be a grave error to …
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David Croix has opened my eyes to red Corton, with his work at both Camille Giroud and Domaine des Croix. As I mentioned in a previous article, David Croix is for me one of Corton's masters. He has the ability to transform this big grand cru into a hedonistic treasure and a true wine of …
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Montrachet is a legendary vineyard, and while its boundaries have been fixed since 1921, some neighbouring plots and parcels are more closely related to it than others. Thibault Morey has three plots located very close to the promised land. The first is his Batard-Montrachet, located a wall- and …
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Time is flying. There have already been 11 vintages since Domaine de la Romanée-Conti took on the making of a red Corton in 2009, and now the legendary estate is tackling another of Burgundy's greats: Corton-Charlemagne. Its opportunity comes, of course, via the vineyards of the historic …
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To quote Joni Mitchell: You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. For many of us, the freedom to travel, converse, exchange and enjoy is often taken for granted, yet in the current environment it is clear how fragile are these moments with friends and compatriots. One such moment was last …
