The best of Beaunes ... ?; While there are many 1er crus in the Beaune appellation there is no Grand Crus - and the appellation is perhaps more known for it's special cuvées than for the vineyards that produce these. Cuvées or like Beaune Clos des Ursules, Beaune Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus, Beaune …
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Collins Corner #11 -The core of the Beaune appellation
Middle earth, full o' stones may best describe this section of Beaune. The symbolic Grand cru site is Beaune-Greves, replete with history back to the early church foundations. Although it has continued to increase in size over the centuries, the spiritual center of Greves has remained …
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Visit Maison Camille Giroud, tasting of the 2015 vintage from cask
Maison Camille Giroud is one of the best adresses for affordable wines of high quality. This is mainly due to the talented winemaker and manager David Croix, who has taken Camille Giroud from traditional old school Burgundies to classic contemporary Burgundies within his 15 years as head of the wine …
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Collins Corner: Its a big world, Beaune
When you read a missive from one of the Publicity Hounds that like to fill you in on the "prestige" wines, Beaune will be dismissed in a wave of condensation, "too many premier crus" and "lets go somewhere where there is only a barrel per Luit Dix made" somewhere in the Nuits. There is the lie …
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Visit Domaine des Croix – tasting of the 2015s
It's always a great pleasure to taste the wines made by David Croix - both at Camille Giroud and at his own estate Domaine des Croix. The wines are juicy and very balanced offering tremendous pleasure at a relatively fair price ... Let me just say .. the 2015s is no exception the wines are …
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