2025 and Domaine Marc Roy is a match made in heaven. Actually, 2025 is a tremendous year for Pinot Noir in Burgundy ... It's perhaps too early to say, but my feeling is that the 2025s are one of the very best vintages I have tasted after global warming showed its hyper-generous style in my …
Gevrey Chambertin
Jane Eyre and the 2024 Domaine Comte Armand
Jane Eyre is the new winemaker at Comte Armand in Pommard ... one of the old estates in Burgundy. Jane just began, and the first vintage she will be making is the 2026 vintage ... anyhow, I decided to visit Jane at the start to see where the estate comes from. Jayne Eyre Within the last couple …
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Les Horées – back with a desire 2024
Les Horées is the brainchild of Catharina Sadde, German in origin, and her French husband Guilhem Sadde ... an unusual combination of talents and skills. Les Horées ... the name "The origin of the term Les Horées lies in Greek mythology. There are plenty of different explanations, and I am …
Ponsot 2023 Whites
There is a core list of famous estates that have set the bearings of the Winehog's travels through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey …
Visit to Charodon – Tasting the red 2023s
The 2023 vintage was large and generous, with a good concentration for those who kept yeiæds down to an acceptable level ... 40 - 45 hl/ha was again the maximum ... unless it's just relaxed vin de soif. Beyond 45 hl/ha does often give quite some dilution ... and the focus in the wine is down the …
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