A new estate is emerging on the starry blue sky of Burgundy, Domaine de Chézeaux - or should I say the new Domaine de Chézeaux - based on the vineyard holdings of the Mercier family who owned the Domaine de Chézeaux estate located in upper Gevrey-Chambertin. Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to …
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Visit to Mark Haisma – Tasting the 2023 Reds
Mark Haisma's winery is in a new business park in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same one that houses the prominent Domaine Laurent Ponsot. I have repeated this many times, but while these new buildings are practical they are also quite ugly - aside from the Laurent Ponsot estate and the Rousseau and Dujac …
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Visit to Domaine Dujac – Tasting the 2023s
Last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s. This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. As a side note: I …
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Terroir Insight: Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis
The Clos Saint-Denis from Domaine Ponsot is one of the most famous and notorious wines in the world. This was the very wine that got Rudy Kurniawan exposed as a counterfeiter in the wine world when he attempted to sell bottles of the Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis produced prior to 1982 ... The problem …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot Clos Saint-Denis
Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one of the new emerging stars in the Burgundy sky. Located in Flagay-Echezeau and still very much under the radar - the winemaker Thomas Colladot produces great wines from a very fine range of vineyards. One of the very best wines is the delightful Clos …
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