Back at Laurent Ponsot for the annual tasting - this time 2023 ... an enjoyable vintage for those who managed the yield and ripeness. Ponsot did just that with the reds - clearly a generous year, and the result is a lineup of enjoyable reds with a high drinkability. Enjoyable yet not super …
Meursault
Domaine Fabien Coche 2024
Fabien Coche is one of the rising stars of Meursault. The wines are pure, vivid and with a beautiful expression of the individual terroirs. This was, however, my first visit to Fabien Coche ... and while I have followed the wines for some years ... what a miss ... clearly an estate I need to …
Ponsot 2023 Whites
There is a core list of famous estates that have set the bearings of the Winehog's travels through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey …
Visit to Charodon – Tasting the White 2024s
The 2024 vintage was problematic due to high humidity and a record-breaking mildew attack that devastated a lot of the harvest - especially the reds in Côte de Nuits. Strangely, the white 2024s came through the vintage in remarkably fine form, and although yields were lower ... the final result …
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Remi Jobard – Tasting the 2024s
In the last 10 years, Remi Jobard has moved forward quality-wise and is now at the top end of the Meursault hirakie. The style is classic and pure with a lovely intensity and density. The 2024 vintage is no exception... and the low alcohol vintage is shaping some truly gorgeous wines. Remi …