The 2018 vintage is mysterious, and more complex than any recent vintage. It is not a vintage that will conform to foregone conclusions: The truth is, as always, in the glass, and not all 2018s are pretty. As always, the ratings here are personal - i.e. there is only Steen Öhman, aka the …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Batard-Montrachet
Domaine Faiveley seems to have gotten quite a "bargain" in acquiring the Jean-Pierre Monnot estate in 2008. It added to its already impressive roster of vineyards a strong presence in Puligny-Montrachet - including village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La …
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Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the red 2018s
Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet has just completed his first five years as winemaker at the family estate. I have followed Armand from the beginning - or should I say almost the beginning - starting with tasting his 2013s and 2014s. Time marches on, and I think it's time to take a …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Morey-Coffinet Chassagne Dent de Chien
Montrachet is a legendary vineyard, and while its boundaries have been defined since 1921, some neighbouring plots and parcels are more closely related to it than others. Thibault Morey has two - no, three - plots located very close to the promised land. One is in Chassagne-Montrachet Les …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
Domaine Faiveley has over the last ten years assembled an important holding of white Burgundy vineyards, mainly with a new stronghold in Puligny-Montrachet which includes village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La Garenne. Even more notably, it now has relatively prominent …
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