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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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A visit to Antoine de la Bigne at La Pierre Ronde is always a treat. Antoine might not have the greatest of terroirs, and while his wines are great in many ways, they are not shouting and pushing this. They are subtle and delicate with an unusual intellectual stance. The La Pierre Ronde wines …
[Read more...] about La Pierre Ronde 2023 – Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne and his refined creations
Pierre Vincent is a very talented winemaker who has experience from, amongst others, Domaine de la Vougeraie and Domaine Leflaive. When the lovely estate Terres went up for sale, Pierre Vincent, along with investors, acquired this lovely estate located at the Meursault-end of Auxey …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Pierre Vincent tasting 2023
The 2023 vintage is tricky as the ripeness builds very fast at the end, causing many vignerons to have problems with overripe phenolics. To combat this eventuality, Domaine Roulot has increased the harvesting teams from 35 to 50 pickers a few years back, and this has given more degrees of freedom …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2023s
Bouchard Père et Fils is quietly transforming the old Beaune estate to a part of Domaine Artemis under Frédéric Engerer. Some red vineyards have already been moved to Domaine d'Eugénie ... Bonnes Mares, Chambertin and Gevrey Cazetiers to mention a few ... So, the open question is ... what is …
