The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some great wines from the big houses. A great treat was the Joseph Drouhin, Musigny 1993. I was able to sample two different bottles, and the best example was truly splendid. The nose …
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Maison Joseph Drouhin, Musigny 2015
The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some of the big wines from the 2015 vintage - wines I rarely have the chance to taste and evaluate from bottle. First out the Joseph Drouhin, Musigny 2015. The 2015 is now settled in bottle …
Visit Joseph Drouhin – tasting the red 2016s from cask
Maison Joseph Drouhin is in my view among the very best of the large negociants in Burgundy these days. But to be honest - to speak about Maison and the associated Negociant term - is somehow both misleading and old fashioned - as this is very much a family and estate operation. Drouhin is …
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Visit Domaine Faiveley – tasting of the 2016 vintage
On my October 2017 yrip I had the opportunity to vist Domaine Faiveley to taste the 2016 vintage. As last time Erwan Faiveley conducted the tasting himself, choosing a fine but limited selection of the best wines in the huge portfolio of Faiveley wines. To taste the full portfolio is for me too …
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Visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting of the 2016s from cask
On my October trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to retaste the 2016s from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé - to confirm the impressions I had when tasting the wines before malo in March 2017. Vogüé are benchmark wines for me, as I have tasted most recent vintages from either cask or bottle - …
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