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The 2019 vintage was a tremendous success for Pierre Duroché. Not many growers timed the harvest better. The result is vivid, fresh, and lively 2019s, from the entry-level wines to the Clos de Beze and Griotte-Chambertin. They are hedonistic treasures all the way, and real treats! Pierre …
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On my November 2019 trip, I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Faiveley to taste the celebrated, but also difficult, 2018 vintage. The tasting was held with directeur technique (chief winemaker) Jérôme Flous, who gave us his selection from the Faiveley wines. Photo of Jérôme Flous - …
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Nicolas Groffier seems to have found beautiful balance in his wines, and even in the notoriouly unpredictable 2018 vintage he is in full control. The wines have a generous yet vivid tone, offering both freshness and intensity and showing some of the more emotional traits I am looking for in …
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Winehog reader: "... just a few names of your personal favourites for casual drinking. It does not always need to be so formal with your tasting notes, etc." Belive it or not, I do enjoy wines casually, and mainly for hedonistic purposes - the pure pleasure of it. I try to assemble the notes from …
A summer visit to Domaine Duroché to taste the 2018 vintage was a treat, as this is one of the rising stars of Gevrey-Chambertin. Pierre Duroché made some tremendous 2015s and 2016s, lovely 2017s, and thus my expectations for the 2018s were high, as a vintage like 2018 should go very well with …
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