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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 …
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Last year, I rediscovered Rémi Jobard as one of the new leading producers in Meursault. I have known the Jobard estates for many years, and while I had my preferences, the quality these days between Antoine and Rémi Jobard is pretty close - though their styles differ from one to the other. For …
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The 2022s from Domaine Roulot are quite sensual and generous wines. They are intense and focused, but they still have a lovely hedonistic touch ... they aim to please, so to speak. They are more generous than the 2020s, but do not possess the same firm structure. They are on the slightly …
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I have known the Jobard estates for many years, and while I had my preferences before, the quality these days between Antoine and Remi Jobard has little to differentiate it. For me, Remi took a great step forward around 2014, and he is now one of the top guys in Meursault, just below the famous, …
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The 2021 vintage in many ways comes from an annus horribilis, especially if you are located in Côte de Beaune and make white wine. The spring frost in April struck hard and also somewhat randomly, leaving some vineyards denuded of fruit (Domaine Roulot lost 50% to the frost alone). Then came …
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