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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of my favourite wines from Bouchard Pere et Fils is the white Beaune from Clos St. Landry - and this is also the case in the 2016 vintage. The nose is classic - citrus infused minerality, hint of honey and yellow fruit - intense but still fresh. On the palate intense and very balanced, lovely …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune St. Landry 2016
There once was a man, that in his lifetime, became known as the “Saint of Volnay”. He earned the name; He was instrumental in building the town school , he restored the Volnay church, and in 1809 he named the Hospices de Charite’ the inheritor of his vineyards to ensure the care of five elderly …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #17 – Blondeau of Volnay
The Beaune Aigrots Blanc from Montille is a delightful wine. This is from a plot in the bottom of the Aigrots vineyard - just above Pertuisots, and near the Clos des Ursules - in the southern half of the Beaune appellation. For a white Beaune it's quite defined and precise, offering the great …
[Read more...] about Domiane de Montille, Beaune Aigrots 2014
It is not just an historic name on a barrel...cuvee Nicolas Rolin Beaune has so many stories within stories that it is easy to dismiss it as a monoculture, and therein lose the emphasis of complex possibilities. The hillsides of premier crus roll effortlessly in a tapestry of vineyards that …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #16 – What is in a name? Nicolas Rolin
The wines of Domaine Pierre Labet are in my view a bit overlooked - and overshadowed by the wines made at Chateau de la Tour, the top brand of the François Labet "group". While Chateau de la Tour is renown for making some of the very best wines on the Clos de Vougeot vineyard - François Labet, …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Pierre Labet, tasting of the red 2016s
