"A wine like the Bourgogne Blanc Monatine 2017 has remarkable energy and zen-like balance with an extraordinary mineral depth and joie de vivre that even many grand crus in Burgundy miss: truly a vin d'émotion." This quote was part of my motivation for awarding Marthe Henry Boillot the "Flavour …
Vins d'Émotion
2024 … harvest in a month +
The harvest 2024 will start during the first or the second week of September. In Nuits-Saint-Georges, it will be around September 10 - same says Olivier Lamy down south in Saint-Aubin - all depends on the big rain-man above. The whites seem to have coped better with the mildew and the generally …
Damn … too sticky and too ripe
Global warming is producing more and more phenolically ripe and richer wines. The wines are getting riper and riper, and those with lesser, or smaller, terroirs are losing the crucial balance between sweet ripe fruit and freshness in the form of acidity, terroir and energy. Let's face it ... in …
Vin d’émotion – focused – vin vif
Vin d'émotion is basically very easy - it's a wine that makes you want to pour another glass ... then the full bottle, before you start checking for the next bottle and where you can get it. In essence, “Joie de vivre” is the beautiful French phrase often used to express a cheerful enjoyment of …
Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2022s
The 2022s from Domaine Roulot are quite sensual and generous wines. They are intense and focused, but they still have a lovely hedonistic touch ... they aim to please, so to speak. They are more generous than the 2020s, but do not possess the same firm structure. They are on the slightly …
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