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It was great to be back at Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot to taste the wines and get reacquainted with the fine people at this Flagey-Echezeaux estate. Coquard-Loison-Fleurot has been on quite a journey. A few years back one could find wines from the domaine in Beaune's local supermarkets. …
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Grands Echezeaux is experiencing a revival, with producers like Georges Noëllat, Coquard-Loison-Fleurot, Jean-Marc Millot and Domaine Robert Sirugue improving quality in this appellation, after Domaine de la Romanée-Conti also took some impressive leaps forward quality-wise with its Grands …
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I have been reluctant to taste the 2014s during the last couple of years, as they have been closed down. I did however have a very pleasant surprise with this Grands Echezeaux 2014, tasted blind in Vosne-Romanée close to its origins. Decanted and open for business, it is still youthful, but with …
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In the article about the 2015 vintage at Domaine Georges Noëllat, I wrote: "Immense talent and effortlessness ..." This is still the theme of this article and my tasting of the 2018s. I have followed Domaine Georges Noëllat since the 2012 vintage, and have been consistently amazed by the …
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Domaine Jean-Marc Millot is a Burgundian delight; it is always a treat to visit this estate to taste the new vintage. This was equally the case for the 2018 vintage here, as Millot has caught the 2018s on the cool side, meaning that most of the wines here show predominantly red fruit, although with …
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