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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The poetically named «Viola Odorata» comes from Corgoloin and the Côte de Nuits Villages lieux-dits «En Vireville» (two different parcels) and «En Fontenelle.» This is made from very old vines - 70-85 years. The Naudin-Ferrand «Viola Odorata» 2016 is just starting to unfold a bit, but is already …
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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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Vins d’émotion - Burgundies of passion - have been uppermost in my mind since the fall trip I made to Burgundy. They have taken up a fair amount of space in these pages as well. While there is some consensus between myself and my circle of wine-loving acquaintances as to the characteristics of red …
Tasting a large number of red 2018s gives one the opportunity to look at quality across the appellations and vineyards. In this article, I am taking the vineyard view, and I've tried to analyze which vineyards (appellations) did exceptionally well in 2018. I found that the following vineyards …
I have now been down the long and mysterious road of tasting the highly acclaimed - by some - 2018 vintage. This is indeed in some cases a tremendous vintage. Yet not all wines shine from this irregular and hot year. But the list is ready... 😊 Many 2018 wines fail when it comes to …
