AJ Vaona ... The couple Alexandre Carminati and Justine Mongeard in Vosne-Romanée have started a new Domaine AJ Vaona. The AJ Vaona estate is an offspring of the big Mongeard Mugneret estate in Vosne-Romanée ... AJ Vaona is an estate being Domaine and Negociant with most af the vineyards …
Echezeaux du Dessus
From Romanee-Conti to Vougeot in the vines
Saturday April 24 I took a Brompton ride in the vineyards to see how bud break is progressing. It's a bit early, but in some plots, things are beginning to move - depending on the frost damage. I can understand why assessing the frost damage is close to impossible at this point. It will take …
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On the hill – Tasting some of the Hoffmann-Jayer 2019s
Some growers' philosophy is difficult to convey or even understand, not because it is incomprehensible, but rather due to my limited intellectual capacity. I have to fully understand and comprehend the wines and the grower to write about them cogently. Sometimes, even though I like, and …
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Visit to Domaine Hoffmann-Jayer – Change on the hill
I have followed Domaine Jayer-Gilles for many years (I think 1992 was the first vintage I tasted) and these wines always left a strong impression - of oak: a lot of new, toasty oak, with quite a bit of sulphur added to the cocktail. Strangely, however, I was nonetheless fascinated drinking …
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Terroir View: Domaine Jean-Marc Millot, Echezeaux “Cuvée 1949”
One of the new special cuvées in Burgundy is the Echezeaux "Cuvée 1949" made by Alix Millot of Domaine Jean-Marc Millot. It's a special cuvée made from the Echezeaux vineyard - or more precisely from the Echezeaux Dessus section - from a plot with very old wines. Lets take a closer look at …
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