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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy is full of surprises and unknown gems ... and while I think I know the Nuits-Saint-Georges area I must admit that a 30 ha estate just a few km from my home can slip by. LE DOMAINE DE MONTMAIN in Villars-Fontaine Villars-Fontaine The village Villars-Fontaine is up and above on the …
[Read more...] about Domaine de Montmain – “Le Clos du Château”
I have always loved the whites from Chanterêves ... they have a lovely balance and freshness ... and a nice vivid joie de vivre feel ... Just to recap... "Joie de vivre" is a beautiful French phrase often used to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general …
To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. In this article I have assembled vignerons from the smaller, but still very exciting, appellations: Dijon, Marsannay, Fixin, Côte de Nuits villages, and Hautes Côtes …
[Read more...] about Vins d’Emotion from the Côte de Nuits – Off Piste
Vincent Ledy is one of a kind: a guy with a great, unpolished talent, and a vigneron that no doubt will divide opinions amongst many wine geeks. His old-vine intensity (most plots are older than 40 years), low-sulphur vinification and bottling, and unmanipulated fruit - no new oak - produce both …
«Viola Odorata» - a poetic name for a very lyrical wine. This is more or less where my infatuation starts... I have tasted Claire Naudin's wines and, while I really liked and enjoyed them, thus far the tastings had been in more informal "hippie"-like circumstances. These wines are, however, …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Naudin-Ferrand – poetry up and above
