Burgundy is about sorting and picking the right producers and the best wines. It is always a balance as top-end producers often make both very good wines and some less interesting wines to say it bluntly. Many producers expand their collections, and often, with vineyards that are of lower …
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Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (update 2026)
I have decided to update the producer lists to make it easier to find producers with a true vin d`émotion potential. Some producers make a few emotional wines, and the rest are more tedious, and I have tried to include this in lists - hence some producers can occur in two categories .. tedious …
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Visit to Domaine Duroché – Tasting the 2024s
The 2024 vintage was difficult, as the production was very limited. Duroché have many small cuvées ... some were not made in 2024, others were not served due to the limited production. This is the name of the game in 2024, where some surprisingly good wines were made. As always, the visit to …
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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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