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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have decided to update the producer lists to make it easier to find producers with a true vin d`émotion potential. Some producers make a few emotional wines, and the rest are more tedious, and I have tried to include this in lists - hence some producers can occur in two categories .. tedious …
[Read more...] about Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (update 2026)
Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia is close to the Winehog as I did the harvest (or part of it anyway) at Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and was more on the sideline in 2024 and 2025 ... see the comments below regarding my connection to PO Garcia. I have therefore been able to …
I have known Benjamin Leroux almost since he started at Domaine Comte d'Armand in Pommard back in 1999 - i.e. some 20+ years. Benjamin today is one of the leading producers of red and white Burgundies. He makes equally good wines in each colour, and produces them in comparable quantities. One …
[Read more...] about Visit to Benjamin Leroux – Tasting the 2020 Reds
The 2010 Boudots from Meo is a surprisingly airy and energetic wine - an excellent example of the more light and forward style employed since the 2007. Extraction is moderate - fruit is effortless and vibrant. The nose is floral and expressive with red and dark berris, a nice mireal touch - and a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots 2010
I always feel sorry for the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots - not easy to impress after the Les Petits Monts. That being said the 2014 edition of Boudots is actually giving the Petits Monts a run for the money. In the bouquet darker and more weighty fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries - hints of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Nuits-Saint-Georges Boudots 2014
