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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I had never visited Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey or Domaine Caroline Morey, so I was excited when I met Clement Colin, Pierre-Yves' and Caroline's son, and he offered me a tasting at the domaines in Chassagne-Montrachet. Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a well-known white-wine-producing …
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Sometimes an article gets stuck in the pipeline, and this one about Blagny got really stuck, as my ambition to compare and analyse slowly but surely evaporated under Burgundy's summer sun. I aimed to draw attention to Blagny, with the publicity hopefully leading consumers to focus on these …
I have tasted Sylvain Dussort's wines several times, and each time they left me with a strong impression; they are wines of quality, and with an attitude. I was therefore eager to visit the estate, and to meet Sylvain and his daughter Anne-Caroline. The Dussort estate Domaine Sylvain Dussort …
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Louis Vallet is like his wines - vivacious - but with more control and delicacy than one would expect. He is both a serious and a talented winemaker. He comes from Domaine Pierre Bourée, and at some point, he will get vineyards from this estate. But as is often the case in Burgundy, the family …
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Domaine Matrot and I date back many years, to when Thierry was running the business. During those years, the wines became more refined and enjoyable, as the old, sometimes quite rustic, style was replaced with delicacy and finesse. Matrot is a large, old estate, dating back to 1835. And while …
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