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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
In mid-June, I visited Domaine Georges Noëllat to have an early peek at the 2020 vintage. Malolactic fermentation was not fully completed in all the wines, but in general, all were showing well despite that fact. So let's get down to business with the initial comments and notes on the Georges …
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Pierre-Olivier Garcia of Domaine Moron-Garcia is continuing to develop his viticulture and his baie-par-baie vinification concept. I have followed his work in the vineyards and seen the progress over the last four months. The vines have finished flowering, so it's (roughly) 80-100 days until …
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Charles Lachaux of Vosne-Romanée's Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is continuing to develop his viticulture. I have followed Lachaux's vineyard Les Procès in Nuits-Saint-Georges throughout this year, watching its development and his techniques as we move towards harvest. Now we have reached flowering in …
Visiting a legend: This is quite a claim, but a fitting one for a tasting at Domaine Emmanuel Rouget in Flagey-Echezeaux. I arrived on Brompton (very convenient and speedy), and found the discreet Emmanuel Rouget estate in the village - he who lives hidden lives well. By the way, some visits …
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Domaine de l'Arlot is often overlooked by today's busy, stressful world of flashy media and expressive, modern, low-sulphur wines. L'Arlot is a return to more classic values, although the wines are far from "old school" or, for that matter, outdated. There are some beautiful, classical …
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