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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Coche-Dury has a firm, warm, hedonistic place in my heart after 25 years with the wines from this legendary estate. They are unique, in the best sense of the word. Corton-Charlemagne is not even the home turf of Coche-Dury, yet if one can find it, a Charlie from the estate could well …
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Today I am starting on the most daunting project of them all - the mighty Corton hill. This unique and complex vineyard is a lifelong study, and presumably one would have to start all over in the midst of the project, as owners and vignerons would have changed. So, in reality, I will never …
Domaine Moron-Garcia - one of the most exciting new estates - has a very special and exotic vinification technique that uses a combination of whole cluster, baie-par-baie berries, and machine-destemmed grapes in their top cuvees. Pierre-Olivier Garcia sent me the photo below from the weekends …
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The 2018 vintage is mysterious, and more complex than any recent vintage. It is not a vintage that will conform to foregone conclusions: The truth is, as always, in the glass, and not all 2018s are pretty. As always, the ratings here are personal - i.e. there is only Steen Öhman, aka the …
The Corton Rognet from Bruno Claverlier is a rare bird, although I have been lucky enough to spot it before on my home turf. The 2010 is starting to open up, with its well-known hint of elderberry still present. It is showing beautifully: gorgeous, cool fruit and lovely, deep, earthy minerality. …
