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The wines from Domaine Pierre Labet are often overlooked, overshadowed by the wines François Labet makes at Chateau de la Tour, the top brand of his group. This is my usual introduction, and while it is true, a new, dynamic element has been added to the equation - Edouard Labet, François' …
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Traditions are to be cherished. This was how I began the article about the Roulot 2018s last year, when the COVID situation was disturbing me, my work and my tastings. Now here I am again chez Roulot, tasting the 2019s - another relatively hot and generous year, but strangely, not very …
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New? Something new? In my book, Château de Charodon with Louis Vallet is a new name on the Burgundy scene, although Vallet has long worked at different estates here - most recently at Domaine Pierre Bourée, his family's old domaine. However, he's turned the page and started a new negociant …
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New generations and new people! Domaine Sylvain Dussort is slowly but surely preparing a generational switch, readying daughter Anne-Caroline Dussort to take over the estate from her father Sylvain, who has reigned since 1982 at the prominent address of 12 rue Charles Giraud in …
Bouchard Pere et Fils has done very well in 2019, and both the reds and whites seem to have drawn on the strengths of the vintage. Bouchard does not necessarily produce the most extroverted and flamboyant wines. Therefore, a year like 2019 can be a match made in heaven for the venerable producer, …
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