Burgundy is all about terroirs, and while you can make emotional wines from modest terroirs, the great emotional wines almost always come from the very best terroirs. Not all classified terroirs can apparently make a true vin d´émotion ... and it is therefore important to know your terroirs …
Meursault
Domaine Patrick Javillier … a short visit
Sometimes I am lucky to join short visits to interesting producers - appetisers for a future visit, one could call it. Such visit was the small tasting at Domaine Patrick Javillier in the very core of Meursault. At this visit, Agent Karine (my good friend) introduced me briefly to Marion …
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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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Pernot Bélicard – vintage 2024
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 …
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 …