Back in Burgundy after a break of nearly four months due to travel restrictions, I'm ready to embrace Bourgogne and the 2019 vintage again. We are now four months further into elevage, and a clearer picture is emerging. My optimistic first look is confirmed, although with some refining …
Vins d'Émotion
Visit Domaine Jean Fournier – tasting 2018
A bit more than two years ago, at the Grands Jours de Bourgogne in Marsannay, I had the pleasure of tasting the wines of Laurent Fournier for the first time. I was impressed to find fine energy and vivacity in his wines, and a hedonistic flair that I don't normally find in the wines from the …
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Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Chevalières 2017
Domaine Fabien Coche is one of my new favourites in Meursault: a producer whose wines are still affordable and who makes vivacious and rather classic wines (the estate was formerly known as Domaine Coche-Bizouard). The Meursault Chevalières - from vines located just below Luchets and above Meix …
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Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Goutte d’Or 2017
The Goutte d'Or is quite a step up from Fabien Coche's otherwise excellent villages. It offers a tighter, more precise framework with intense mid-palate fruit - pure and vivid, and offering immense hedonistic treats. Very lively and forward with plenty of aging potential. This is a delightful …
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The grace and energy of the 2019s – visit to Domaine Morey-Coffinet
I have the privilege of tasting Thibault Morey's wines more than once a year – a treat and luxury I am not accustomed to as a wine journalist or, if you like, the more technical title of Winehog CTO (Chief Tasting Officer) ☺️ I have already tasted his 2019s a couple of times, …
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