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I'm back below the Corton hill in Ladoix-Serrigny, visiting Michel Mallard at his family estate that is conveniently called ... Domaine Michel Mallard, after his grandfather. Domaine Michel Mallard is one of the more prominent and well-known estates in Ladoix, as Michel is also the winemaker …
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What can comfort you on a rainy day? The answer is pretty simple if you know the wines of Domaine Michel Gaunoux ... "Then there was rain. The sky wore a veil of gold and gray. At night it was the bright of the moon with me. Time was just floating." (Coldplay) The wines of Michel Gaunoux …
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The 2017 Corton "Cuvée Baie par Baie" from Moron-Garcia is a unique and truly delightful wine - firmly setting its mark on the mighty hill. For the Corton - Matthieu Moron and Pierre-Oliver Garcia is using the Baie par Baie "technique" and here we have 40% Baie par Baie, 50% whole cluster and 10% …
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On my trip to Burgundy in May I had the pleasure of revisiting Domaine Moron-Garcia in Nuits-Saint-Georges to taste the 2018s wines from cask. Wine and people Domaine Moron-Garcia is managed by Matthieu Moron and Pierre-Oliver Garcia, who are making some fabulous wines in a modest-sized cellar …
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Villages like Marsannay, Fixin and Brochon are sadly overlooked, but perhaps even more below the radar are Corgoloin and Comblanchien. Yet the most prominent of these little-regarded appellations is Ladoix-Serrigny, the entrance to the Côte de Beaune just north of Beaune and below the beautiful …
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