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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2023 wines from Millot are as expected. They are quite lively with a relatively lightfooted appearance. They are more openly knit than the 2022s presumably because the yield is higher in 2023s and this is reflected in the structure of the wine. The vintage 2023 sometimes lacks a bit of …
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Burgundy in the wintertime can be as gloomy as a poor vintage of Nuits-Saint-Georges served too hot to enhance the overly extracted misery. I should not complain, but some days do not call for the largest smiles, however, last Thursday did actually induce both smile and laughter and some fruitful …
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I always enjoy tasting at Domaine Georges Noëllat, where Maxime Cheurlin has for more than a decade now produced some memorable wines. The tasting of the 2023s was cheerful with Maxime in his very best mood ... funny tasting that ended with a Jura beer in the chai - Beer d'émotion …
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Comte Liger-Belair is sort of the origin of Winehog, as it was at this very Domaine where Winehog made its debut at a tasting with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, Clive Coates and Roy Richards the former agent of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Some very competent Burgundy tasters ... and this afternoon …
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has been through a transformation since they took over the management of a large part of the legendary Bonneau du Martray estate. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti took over approximtely 50% of the white vineyards from Bonneau du Martray on a métayage agreement, making DRC …
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