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Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia is one of the estates that I follow closely, hence they are amongst the first visits in my initial round of 2023 vintage assessments. I did the harvest (or part of it anyway) at Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and therefore was able to follow the …
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Domaine Garcia is one of the estates that I follow closely, hence they are amongst the first in my initial round of tastings of the 2022 vintage. I did the harvest (or part of it anyway) at Domaine Garcia in 2021 and 2022, and therefore I had the opportunity to follow the vinification …
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Just around the corner from Nuits-Saint-Georges is Comblanchien, a village on RD974 between Nuits and Beaune. And in Comblanchien we find the estate of Etiennne Julien. Let's go taste! For more information on the Julien estate, check this previous tasting article: The 2021s from Domaine …
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Domaine Garcia is an exciting estate, as readers of these columns know. They employ the baie-par-baie technique - hand-destemming of a third of the harvest - to make wines with unique floral qualities (see more about baie-par-baie vinification below). The demand for Domaine Garcia wines is …
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To simplify the search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Note that wines marked with brackets [ ] will require years before they really show their hedonistic side. The list contains producers that regularly score …
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