Dujac has always had a special place in my heart ... ever since the beginning of my Burgundy interest, I have loved the drinkability I find in a good Dujac wine. Especially the whole-cluster-dominated wines have touched my soul and expanded my joy of Pinot As a side note: I have followed …
Morey-Saint-Denis
Visit to Marchand-Tawse – Tasting the 2024s
Tasting the 2024 vintage has been both enduring and encouraging on the red side ... not a great vintage ... but a vintage that can provide lovely drinking for those who are careful and study the data and notes well. The whites, however, is a different picture ... check the last part of the …
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Visit to Mark Haisma – Tasting the 2024 Reds
Mark Haisma's winery is located in a commercial zone in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same one that houses the prominent Maison Laurent Ponsot. I visit Mark every year, and it is always a treat. The small 2024 vintage is where I have chosen to reduce the report a bit. If you like Mark Heismas wines, …
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Visit to Domaine Dujac vintage 2024
Over the last few years, Domaine Dujac has changed the modus operandi for the vintage tastings. Now, they make a small series with approximately 10 people in a new tasting room that is part of the cellar. This is a new format and works well for my journalistic side, but it takes some of the …
AJVaona 2023
AJ Vaona ... The couple Alexandre Carminati and Justine Mongeard in Vosne-Romanée have started a new Domaine AJ Vaona. The AJ Vaona estate is an offspring of the big Mongeard Mugneret estate in Vosne-Romanée ... AJ Vaona is an estate being Domaine and Negociant with most af the vineyards …