Winehog - Burgundy with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have used the last several weeks to explore different unknown (to me) estates, thanks to samples sent by agents, importers and winegrowers themselves. This is surely a mixed bag - everything from everyday consumer wines to more attractive offerings from small and new domaines. One of the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Louis Dorry Macon Milly-Lamartine 2018
Last week I had the chance to sample a wine from the second vintage of Thomas Dam - a Danish Burgundy enthusiast and geek. This time Thomas has taken on Brochon, on the border with Fixin and a kissing cousin of Gevrey-Chambertin. The cuvee, Côte de Nuits Villages Queue de Harang 2018, is from the …
[Read more...] about A Burgundy of Danish origin – Thomas Dam in Brochon
A Danish wine merchant and wine enthusiast has started to produce wines in Burgundy - and presumably also in the Rhone valley. Exciting news ... His name is Thomas Dam, and frankly this is a very promising first attempt from the Burgundy side. Actually it's much more than that: It is a …
[Read more...] about A Burgundy of Danish origin, and an interesting terroir
Burgundian rosé again .. and the 2018 is even better than the 2017 (surprisingly). The Arnaud et Sofie estate - started by Arnaud Sirugue and his wife Sofie Noëllat - has produced a delightful rosé. It's a forward and quite expressive wine - generous on the nose yet well structured on the palate - a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Bourgogne Passetoutgrain rosé 2018
Burgundian rosé is not common on the winehog table - but I am expanding a bit on the summer rosé theme. The new Vosne estate Arnaud et Sofie - started by Arnaud Sirugue and his wife Sofie Noëllat - has made a delightful rosé, provence style. It's a vivid and well structured wine - a passetoutgrain …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Bourgogne Passetoutgrain rosé 2017
