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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Back in the Drouhin cellars to taste a selection of the reds - again with the charming and very competent Veronique Drouhin. Visiting Drouhin This year I had the opportunity to taste some of the 2017s from Maison Joseph Drouhin from cask with winemaker Veronique Drouhin - the notes from the …
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A few years back one could find wines from Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot in local supermarkets in Beaune, and quite a lot of the wine from this estate was sold to negociants. Things are however changing rapidly - and the Coquard-Loison-Fleurot wines are now in high demand in more and more areas of …
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The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some great wines from the big houses. The Clos de la Roche 2015 from Maison Bichot is intense yet quite cool for the vintage. The nose offer layers of ripe fruit - red and dark berries, …
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Gevrey-Chambertin is Rousseau and Domaine Armand Rousseau is Gevrey-Chambertin - to a large extend, as this fabulous and legendary estate have done so much to increase the fame and fortune of the appellation. But in all fairness Domaine Armand Rousseau also have a large Grand Cru outside the …
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Clos de la Roche is the king of Morey-Saint-Denis in some sense, and a vineyard that represent the tradition of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. This is a vineyard quite dominated by Morey-Saint-Denis producers with the largest being Domaine Ponsot and the second largest is Domaine Dujac - the …
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