There is a core list of famous estates that have set the bearings of the Winehog's travels through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey …
Chambolle Musigny
Favourite vineyards in Chambolle-Musigny
Burgundy is all about terroirs, and while you can make emotional wines from modest terroirs, the great emotional wines almost always come from the very best terroirs. Not all classified terroirs can apparently make a true vin d´émotion ... and it is therefore important to know your terroirs …
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Visit to Marchand-Tawse – Tasting the 2024s
Tasting the 2024 vintage has been both enduring and encouraging on the red side ... not a great vintage ... but a vintage that can provide lovely drinking for those who are careful and study the data and notes well. The whites, however, is a different picture ... check the last part of the …
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Domaine Elisa Sigaut – a potential new star
ELISA SIGAUT is a very new and promishing name in Chambolle-Musigny. Elisa is from the Sigaut family and will take over or inherit a lovely portfolio of vineyards from the family in Chambolle-Musigny. The vineyards will gradually be transfered as Elisa has the capacity to make the full …
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Visit to Clément Boillot tasting of Ghislaine Barthod and Louis Boillot
In December, I was back at Domaine Ghislaine Barthod to taste the 2024s with Clément Boillot, who had prepared a small selection of the estate’s wines. Clément Boillot has now taken over the winemaking at both the parents' estates ... Domaine Ghislaine Barthod and Domaine Louis Boillot. So …
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