I am now starting to taste the 2025 vintage in both reds and whites. It is always a good time when the focus shifts and the whole framework is revived. So I am excited! And let me just say ... the 2025 reds look truly wonderful with plenty of fruit and a delightful freshness. So far, so good... …
Vins d'Émotion
Visit to Domaine Morey-Coffinet tasting the 2024s
It is always a treat and a great pleasure to visit Thibault Morey ... as there is a zen-like balance and tranquillity over this estate ... nothing forced but wines made like nature intended them - it seems. I am of course back at Domaine Morey-Coffinet tasting the elegant wines from the prime …
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Visit to Marchand-Tawse – Tasting the 2024s
Tasting the 2024 vintage has been both enduring and encouraging on the red side ... not a great vintage ... but a vintage that can provide lovely drinking for those who are careful and study the data and notes well. The whites, however, is a different picture ... check the last part of the …
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Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2024s
The 2024 vintage, with the low alcohol and the lovely transparent and airy fruit, is a wonderful treat. The pheenolics are ripe ... just ripe ... with a cool note. Most of the wines have almost optimal phenolics ... close to... and this is in my view a tremendous opportunity for getting a great …
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Vins d’Emotion from Chassagne-Montrachet and St. Aubin (revised)
To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Comments and thoughts The list contains producers that regularly score an emotional rating, and they are ranked in three levels. I hope this proves useful; …
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