It is rare to see new wines from the top grand crus like Richebourg, Romanee Saint-Vivant, or Musigny. The ownership structures there are relatively fixed, but despite this, Domaine Tawse has been able to create a new Musigny over the last 10-15 years. Furthermore, it's an exciting wine that has …
Chambolle Musigny
Visit to Clément Boillot – Tasting the Domaine Ghislaine Barthod 2020s
The times they are a changin' at Domaine Ghislaine Barthod, with Ghislaine’s son Clément Boillot taking over the family’s wine portfolio, consisting of three domaines: his own endeavour in Beaujolais; his father's estate, Domaine Louis Boillot; and Domaine Ghislaine Barthod from his mother. Big …
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Domaine de la Pousse d’Or: The Past Embraces the Future
La Pousse d'Or occupies a strange blind spot in my Burgundian mind, as the greatness of its historic efforts and its rebuilding under Patrick Landanger was just getting under way when I began to collect Burgundies in the mid- to late-1990s. I never really knew the old estate management under …
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Domaine de la Pousse d’Or: The Northern Delights Plus Puligny
Via Patrick Landanger's dedication, Domaine de la Pousse d'Or has expanded significantly from its original Santenay/Volnay base. Beginning in 1997, Landanger acquired some significant plots on the Corton hill; first, 0.48 hectare of Corton Bressandes from Jaboulet-Vercherre, and then 3 ha of …
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Visit to Domaine Georges Glantenay – Tasting the 2020s
There are a lot of wine estates in the small village of Volnay - many of them with confusingly similar names. This has caused importers some trouble over the years, although now the online presence of most of the domaines shows both the labels and the people behind the estate. Domaine Georges …
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