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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Expectations - divine expectations! Charles Lachaux is making some giant quality leaps, possibly even surpassing many of the current top-end domaines in Burgundy. His progress is that notable, made through hard work and dedication, and by making some very rapid, important changes in viticulture …
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Aladame: a legendary producer from Montagny, an appellation that deserves much more attention and acclaim. Aladame is located in Montagny-les-Buxy, and while more and more estates are popping up in the appellation, a large percentage of the Montagny harvest (70% or so) is still bottled by the …
Since Christmas, I have been tasting samples of new wines and estates, ones that the Winehog has never tasted before. It is an exciting endeavour. and it's yielding some disappointments, some expected results, and some very pleasant surprises. One of the pleasant surprises is Domaine Marcel …
I was very impressed when I tasted the Moron-Garcia wines from cask in late 2019 and again in 2020. The wines were outstandingly detailed and tantalizing, sensually expressive with loads of floral details - different types of rose - and an open character that can without doubt be credited to the …
[Read more...] about Two Moron-Garcia 2019 wines from bottle
One of my goals is to find and promote more enjoyable, affordable Burgundies. It is therefore extremely important to use an understandable, reliable rating system for more modest wines, a system that has vinous joy and pleasure at its core. Somehow I don't think an 80- or 84-point rating will …
