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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
This is a new domaine for me, and therefore I prefer to focus on its style and quality rather than on the individual wines. I will attempt to do both to a degree, but as a new format, I think this is possibly more in tune with our busy world: starting wider and then zooming in. Domaine …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Génot-Boulanger – Tasting the White 2022s
I have known Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne for some years, as he was a leading figure at Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. In 2021 he launched his new negociant business La Pierre Ronde, and in November I went to sample its second vintage, 2022. My expectations were high. I was not …
[Read more...] about La Pierre Ronde 2022 – Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne’s Exciting Project
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is an estate dedicated to quality and coherence, meaning lovers of the wines have a safe haven style-wise when they acquire these famous, fabulous bottles. This is not a place for ground-breaking or earth-bending changes. It is, however, an estate that makes its …
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One of the most positive surprises I had this summer was my first visit to Domaine Françoise André in Beaune. Not only does it make good whites, it also has managed to create a portfolio of reds that's surprisingly intriguing and delicate. Domaine Françoise André While Domaine Françoise André …
[Read more...] about New Name: Visit to Domaine Françoise André – Tasting the Red 2022s
One of the most positive surprises I had this summer was my first visit to Domaine Françoise André in Beaune, a new name to me, although the estate is apparently well-known to at least one other wine writer. That's the name of the game in Burgundy: We can't all know and visit all the …
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