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 …
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Visit to Domaine Naudin-Ferrand – poetry up and above
«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, …
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Visit to Domaine Jacques Cacheux – tasting the 2018s
I have known the Cacheux wines for many years, and have tasted vintages back to the 1990s, including quite recently a surprisingly delightful Vosne-Romanée Croix Rameau 1999 that really intrigued me. I also tasted the Cacheux wines at the Grand Jours de Bourgogne in 2018, and was hoping to return …
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Vincent Ledy: an exciting discovery
A new rising star! This is how people like me - wine journalists - write in a moment of excitement and sometimes even ill-hidden self-promotion. The truth is, however, that this vigneron is not that well-known, but presumably cherished by many private clients in France. So OK: for me, a …
Maison des Joncs – past, present and future meet
One of the most exciting visits on my November trip to Burgundy was the Saturday tasting at Maison des Joncs at the Château de Bligny-les-Beaune. Maison des Joncs is the brainchild of Jae Chu, aka Jaeok Chu Cramette, who is now the winemaker at Château Grillet in the Rhone valley, where she has …
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