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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Visiting estates is becoming more and more a question of scheduling and advance planning. It seems like the casual visits are getting rarer, as people are getting increasingly stressed by the focus on their daily routine. This is understandable, yet I do like the spirit of a quick, casual tasting …
[Read more...] about A Casual Visit to Domaine Thomas-Collardot
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 …
Pascal Marchand has been a step ahead for many years, and although he is a long-time Burgundy fixture, I had never tasted wine with him - until a couple of weeks ago. It was unavoidable, sort of: Marchand-Tawse is my neighbour in Rue Julie Godemet in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The visit was a treat, …
The Aux Murgers is sweeter and more forward charming than the Thorey ... as usual. The two NSG's are closely matched even in 2014 ... although they are quite different. The nose is bursting with red fruits in the Murgers .. offering a lovely depth and nice earthy minerality. On the palate very …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 2014
The Aux Murgers is a completely different story. The nose offer gorgeous expressive red fruit ... with a charming sweetness ... and a more openly knit minerality. On the palate beautiful red fruit ... lovely depth in the fruit and a very charming sweetness on the midpalete fruit. Lovely transparancy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 2013
