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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
There's still time to get the last 2019 tastings in the book - or should I say on the blog. Domaine Grivot is a pleasure to visit, taste and write about, like many others in 2019. The vintage and the Grivot style work very well together, as the rather rich fruit is a fine match to the snappy …
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The 2019 vintage appears to have been a big and successful year for the Clos de Vougeot, despite the year's warm underlying character. It was quite a hot year, and the vines' location in the Clos de Vougeot can in some cases decide the outcome for the producer: good, great, big and/or …
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The 2019 vintage will surely be remembered for its high quality. But I will never forget the troublesome process of visiting and tasting the wines due to the Covid-19 situation. The vignerons are doing their utmost to receive you, and I owe a debt of gratitude to them and to the BIVB. All have …
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Domaine Méo-Camuzet has, as I opined last year, a special aura, and a special place in Burgundy as both a link to the old master Henri Jayer and a connection to the core of Vosne-Romanée history. For me, the 2019 vintage is an alignment with this history, and with the greatness of an estate that has …
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Arnaud Chopin is a man with strong opinions and a fine portfiolio of wines to back them up. He is not a young vigneron. But in his early 40s, he's finding his stride, style and quality at a relatively later age. And his latest vintages show that it's never too late to create a …
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