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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is an estate dedicated to quality and coherence. This is not a place for ground-breaking or earth-bending changes, however, they are an estate that makes its changes with discretion. This is the now responsibility of Perrine Fenal, who has taken over from the late …
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Beyond elusive ... not even in my dreams. The red grands crus of Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay are both very rare and very costly, but the whites are even further away from the snout of the Winehog. Both the Chevalier-Montrachet and the Batard-Montrachet are in what I would call a league of …
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The 2022s from Domaine Roulot are quite sensual and generous wines. They are intense and focused, but they still have a lovely hedonistic touch ... they aim to please, so to speak. They are more generous than the 2020s, but do not possess the same firm structure. They are on the slightly …
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I had a nice line-up of tastings in March, April, and May, many with the producers of great white Burgundies. Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey and Domaine Caroline Morey were two of these, with wines made in shared facilities in Chassagne-Montrachet's the new business end. And this year the …
I am back at Domaine Morey-Coffinet for the pleasure of tasting these elegant wines from the prime vineyards of Chassagne-Montrachet ... The wines were served by the charming and enthusiastic Marjolaine, who took me through the big lineup with useful comments and grace. And as there's no …
[Read more...] about The Energy and Generosity of the White 2022s – Visit to Domaine Morey-Coffinet
