Burgundy is fascinating, as you can explore the wines of the region for decades and visit the villages for years, and yet some estates are strangely falling outside your scope unfairly. Domaine Pernot-Bélicard is one such estate ... I visited there in 2017, and was impressed ... and the good …
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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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Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2023s
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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Bouchard Père et Fils Rouges 2023
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 …
Bouchard Père et Fils Blanc 2023
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 some ... It has long been clear to me that the …