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The 2023 auction at the Hospice de Nuits in Nuits-Saint-Georges is March 12, and on March 10 I had the opportunity to taste the 2022 wines that will be auctioned this weekend. It was a quick tasting of all the appellations, and it gave a first look at the Nuits-Saint-Georges wines as …
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Domaine Henri Gouges has changed its style from classical, dark Nuits-Saint-Georges to more fruity, forward wines. Furthermore, it has done so without losing complexity, while simultaneously adding drinkability and vivacity. The 2021s have been made with an unusually light hand at Gouges, and the …
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I'm back at Faiveley to taste with Erwan Faiveley. This was a quick taste of the 2021 white highlights - highlights chosen by Erwan. He is normally brutally honest about his wines and the vintage, and so it proved with the 2021s. Put plainly and simply: This was a somewhat difficult year, …
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I'm back at Faiveley to taste with Erwan Faiveley. This was a quick taste of the 2021 red highlights - highlights chosen by Erwan. He is normally brutally honest about his wines and the vintage, and so it proved with the 2021 vintage. Put plainly and simply: This was a somewhat difficult year, …
[Read more...] about Visit to Faiveley – Tasting the Red 2021s
The 2022 auction at the Hospice de Nuits in Nuits-Saint-Georges is this Sunday, and today - Friday March 18 - I had the opportunity to taste the 2021 vintage, the wines that will be auctioned this weekend. It was a quick tasting of all the wines, and it gave a first look at the …
