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I am back at Domaine Ghislaine Barthod to taste the 2021s with Clément Boillot, who had prepared a small selection of the estate's wines. Times have changed at Barthod, as Ghislaine’s son Clément has taken over the family’s wine portfolio, consisting of three domaines: his own endeavour in …
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Domaine Amiot-Servelle has thus far eluded me, most likely due to my own planning inadequacies. But as I tasted more and more of the estate's wines, my interest was raised significantly. The wines are getting ever more precise, and with its new facility on the outskirts of Chambolle-Musigny, …
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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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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
Pascal Marchand has been a step ahead for many years, and although he is a long-time Burgundy fixture, I had never tasted wine with him - until a couple of weeks ago. It was unavoidable, sort of: Marchand-Tawse is my neighbour in Rue Julie Godemet in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The visit was a treat, …
