The wines of Pierre Henri Rougeot always require some sort of reflection... and the extra layer of sulphur-free wines does make things a bit more complex. In some vintages it is rather simple, while in others a bit more thought is required, as the sulpher/no sulphur pattern is disturbed by the …
Meursault Charmes
Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2024s
The 2024 vintage, with the low alcohol and the lovely transparent and airy fruit, is a wonderful treat. The pheenolics are ripe ... just ripe ... with a cool note. Most of the wines have almost optimal phenolics ... close to... and this is in my view a tremendous opportunity for getting a great …
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Visit Domaine Pierre Vincent tasting 2024
This was my second visit to the new Pierre Vincent estate in Auxey Duresses - expectations were very high especially for the whites. Pierre Vincent is a very talented winemaker who has experience from, but not limited to, Domaine de la Vougeraie and Domaine Leflaive. When the lovely estate …
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Visit to Domaine Rougeot – understanding more of the unsulphured world of whites
Sometimes, tastings cause further reflection, as there are some general topics that need to be discussed. One of these topics is the sulphur-free white Burgundies, a relatively new phenomenon. I have followed Pierre-Henri Rougeot since the beginning of his sulphur-free endeavours at his family's …
Visit to Domaine Roulot – a 2023 retaste
I tasted the 2023s from Roulot already in April 2025, and as always some wines were more ready to recieve a visit at this stage ... others clearly had a more reductive day. I now had the chance to retaste the portfolio ... most showed more or less the same (unchanged review) whike a few needed a …
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