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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2022 vintage from Pierre Duroché is a treat. His early harvest has produced vivid, energetic wines (not quite as great as the 2019s) with a cool beauty that makes them hard to resist, especially when you climb the cru ladder. Pierre Duroché made some tremendous 2015s and 2016s, lovely 2017s, …
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I have asked readers to pitch in with the vins d'émotion you have enjoyed over the years. I will publish some of these here to show more examples and explanations of what a vin d'émotion is - to you and to me. The vin d'émotion Henri Jayer's Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1990 I have had …
I have, as you know, asked readers to pitch in with the vins d'émotion you have enjoyed over the years. I will publish some of these here to show more examples and explanations of what a vin d'émotion is - to you and to me. The 1st vin d'émotion 2015 Domaine Bizot Vosne-Romanée (tasted …
We can all remember the bottles that have given us the greatest experiences, and sometimes we can (hopefully) recall the ones that gave us the greatest pleasure: the true vins d'émotion. I want to know your vins d'émotion Send me a message (below) and tell me about the wine, when you drank …
My list of emotional winegrowers is now a year old, and while the work in the last areas (Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, and the Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Nuits) is still lacking its finishing touches, I do feel the need to promote an estate to the second-highest level in Gevrey-Chambertin alongside …
