To quote Joni Mitchell: You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. For many of us, the freedom to travel, converse, exchange and enjoy is often taken for granted, yet in the current environment it is clear how fragile are these moments with friends and compatriots. One such moment was last …
Gevrey Chambertin Bel-Air
Visit Domaine Bernard & Thierry Glantenay – Tasting the 2018s
Domaine Bernard & Thierry Glantenay is one of at least two Glantenay estates in Volnay ... saying at least to be sure that I dont have one more hiding in the Volnay hills. The other being Domaine Georges Glantenay located in the core of the village just below the church. This reminds me ... …
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Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet … the lesser-known Trapet
There's Trapet, and then there's the less-well-known Trapet-Rochelandet ... In Gevrey-Chambertin, the relatively unknown Domaine Trapet-Rochlandet has an interesting, substantial portfolio of vineyards, including a plot in the delightful Ruchottes-Chambertin. In July, I had the pleasure of …
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Visit Philippe Pacalet – tasting of the 2018s
It's still very early to taste the 2018s, and to make detailed tasting notes at this stage would in my view be premature. It is however great fun to taste the 2018s already now - to form an impression from the wines in general. A great place to be is then Maison Philippe Pacalet, as the wines …
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Visit Philippe Pacalet, tasting of the 2015 red 1er crus
The first impressions I get from the new vintage is often a extensive tasting at Maison Philippe Pacalet. The wines from Pacalet is perfect for this purpose as the finish malolactic fermentation very early and even more important they have a very pure and clear expression of the vintage and the …
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