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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Grands Echzeaux is one of the most prominent grand crus just below the top tire - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg and Musigny. Grands Echezeaux is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a bit overlooked, although new producer names on this …
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The king, the queen and the Chambertin knights .. or in more local terms .. Rousseau, Leroy, Dugat-Py, Ponsot and Denis Mortet ... certainly some of the rare birds on the Burgundian vineyard maps. The Domaine Denis Mortet plot in Chambertin I have sometimes been somewhat reluctant regarding …
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It's always a great pleasure to visit Domaine Hubert Lamy - where the dynamic Olivier Lamy always is working hard on improving the wines. Photo: Olivier Lamy focused and explaining One of the improvements made over the last 10 years is the extension of the elevage, from intially 12 months in …
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Echezeaux Les Cruots or if you like Echezeaux Les Vigne Blanches is one of the most interesting terroirs in the Flagey-Echezeaux part of Burgundy. Henry Jayer found this to be one of the best terroirs in the large Echezeaux grand cru - and Jayer apparently made a special Echezeaux cuvée from this …
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Hospice de Beaune have some quite prominent vineyards, and one is the relatively new Echezeaux du Dessus. The Hospice wines are getting increasingly expensive like most other Burgundies, and the Echezeaux is one of the most costly wines these days - together with the Clos de la Roche and …
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