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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
We're now well into October, and the second part of the 2022 wine-tasting season can begin. My first stop on the tour is Domaine Gérard Mugneret, a visit I have been looking forward to for some time. Pascal Mugneret, Gérard's son, runs the estate, and is a friendly chap with an open mind who …
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I have followed Philippe Pacalet's wines since his first vintage almost 20 years ago. I furthermore followed the wines he made at Domaine Prieure-Roch before he began his own endeavour. I enjoy Pacalet's wines, and they almost always provide (for me at …
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Boursot is an old domaine in Chambolle-Musigny, but only in recent years has it made its mark in the Burgundy hierarchy. The estate has quite a few interesting vineyards, Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuees being the most prominent. The overarching style is forward, vivid, and rather classical, yet …
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Château de Charodon, under Louis Vallet, is a relatively new name on the Burgundy scene, although Vallet has long worked at different estates here - most recently at Domaine Pierre Bourée, his family domaine. However, he's turned the page and started a new negociant business in the buildings of …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is by far the largest owner of Musigny; it owns more than seven hectares, equivalent to almost 70% of this magnificent grand cru, located just north of the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot. Musigny is to a large extent de Vogüé, and the de Vogüé name is very much linked …
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