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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Pousse d’Or: The Past Embraces the Future
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Pousse d’Or: The Northern Delights Plus Puligny
The 2020 vintage is special, as Frédéric Mugnier explained. It is a hot year, but with fine acidity, vivid freshness, and - in his case, at least - extremely fine phenolic ripeness. The historical principles and understanding of making pinot noir in Burgundy have been challenged when a hot year …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine J.-F. Mugnier – Tasting the 2020s
Traditions and Burgundy are strongly linked, but as in all other parts of life, change eventually takes the stage. At Domaine Comte Georges Vogüé, winemaker François Millet retired this past spring after more than three decades making the wines there. His first full vintage was 1986, but he also …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting the 2020s from cask
It is consistently a treat to visit Domaine Mugnier, and an hour with Frédéric Mugnier always leaves one thoughtful. Tasting wines here from a year like 2019 can easily leave one free of worries and intoxicated by the sheer beauty and complexity of the vintage - they are that good, despite …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Mugnier – tasting the 2019s
