The 78 Corton Bressandes from Antonin Guyon is showing remarkably well. The bouquet offer a lovely mixture of red forrest berries fresh and quite charming ... hints of orange peel and coffee after some time in the glass. On the palate light-weight lacking a bit of midpalate weight and concentration …
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Tasting of Bouchard Pere et Fils 2014 reds
During the Hospices de Beaune weekend I was lucky and got invited to a Masterclass tasting of Bouchard Pere et Fils 2014s. The tasting was conducted by the new Maitre de Chai (Cellar Master) Frédéric Weber, and comprised a fine selection of the 2014s - both reds and whites. In this article I will …
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Maison Jessiaume, Corton Renardes 2012
My second wine from Maison Jessiaume - Corton Renardes 2012. Much better than the Chambertin 2008 but still not a top end effort. The nose offer a weighty red and dark berry fruit ... some depth with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate quite weighty midpalate fruit, it's pure but is lacking some …
Visit at Domaine des Croix … initial tasting of the 2014 vintage
This was my first visit at Domaine des Croix, the personal domaine of David Croix, the very talented winemaker from Camille Giroud. The Domaine des Croix estate was founded 10 years ago by David and a group of investors. The first vintage was 2005 and the domaine mainly focus on reds from Cote de …
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Visit Domaine Poisot – tasting of 2013 and 2014 vintage
Domaine Poisot is a quite "new" domaine run by the former navy captain Remi Poisot, who is now making wine from a fine portfolio of family vineyards. This was my second vist here, in the dark and very cold cellars under the beautiful Chateau Corton Grancy. Remi began making wines before the …
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