Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Within the last couple of years, Jane has become one of my favourite winemakers in Burgundy. She has a vinification style that stands well with the challenges of global warming. The style is elegant, slightly on the sensual and perfumed side, highlighting all that a Burgundy should be, but not …
[Read more...] about Jane Eyre, the new winemaker at Domaine Comte Armand
Jane Eyre ... always a treat ... and especially after my Vespa days, the treck is a manageable journey to the southern border of the Beauneoise territory. Jane is a frisky Australian girl who has become one of my favourite vignerons. She produces a beautiful lineup of négociant wines from …
Jane Eyre has become one of my favourite vignerons, producing a beautiful lineup of negociant wines from Burgundy, Beaujolais and even Australia. Jane always seems to capture the beauty of the Pinot. Slightly fragile, the perfumed note that turns a Pinot Noir into a Pinot d'émotion. It's some …
[Read more...] about Jane Eyre the delicacy of Pinot d`émotion
I was involved over the last couple of months in a project reviewing some Hospices de Beaune wines for an Asian client. It was interesting in that it focused more on the elevage than on the wines themselves, and showed in many instances wider degrees of decision-making freedom taken by the vignerons …
[Read more...] about Jane Eyre: An Australo-Norwegian surprise!
Some estates are on my “must/need to visit” list and one such producer is Domaine Denis Bachelet in Gevrey-Chambertin, as he in my view produce some of the best and most delicious Burgundies today. These are very charming and delightful wines - with a silky style and attitude they are …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Denis Bachelet – tasting the 2017s from cask
