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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Arnaud Chopin is a man with strong opinions and a fine portfiolio of wines to back them up. He is not a young vigneron. But in his early 40s, he's finding his stride, style and quality at a relatively later age. And his latest vintages show that it's never too late to create a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine A. Chopin – tasting the 2019s
It's good to be back in the Meuilley cellar of Nicolas Faure, in a lovely village with for me a tricky name to spell - Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley - in the valley above Nuits-Saint-Georges 😝 On this visit I was with Paul Wasserman and his team, harking back to the first tasting …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – tasting the 2019s from cask
Here he goes again - the 2019s are outrageously delightful, etc... And yes, here is another tribute to this fine vintage, but also a large and loud "chapeaux" to Domaine Henri Gouges, which has made the best wines I have ever tasted from this fine estate. This is indeed a big, blunt …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2019s
I have followed Domaine Jayer-Gilles for many years (I think 1992 was the first vintage I tasted) and these wines always left a strong impression - of oak: a lot of new, toasty oak, with quite a bit of sulphur added to the cocktail. Strangely, however, I was nonetheless fascinated drinking …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Hoffmann-Jayer – Change on the hill
Vincent Ledy is one of a kind: a guy with a great, unpolished talent, and a vigneron that no doubt will divide opinions amongst many wine geeks. His old-vine intensity (most plots are older than 40 years), low-sulphur vinification and bottling, and unmanipulated fruit - no new oak - produce both …
