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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Patrice Rion was on my list of visits aqain this year - due to his deligthful wines and the lovely terroirs. A bit of background on Domaine Patrice Rion As mentioned I got to know Domaine Michéle et Patrice Rion via Blair Pethel of Domaine Dublere - who knows Patrice Rion very well. …
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What can I say ... great to be back in the diminutive cellar at Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. My first visit to Meuilley was in the summer of 2016 - and while I had heard about the wines from Nicolas Faure, he was then still relatively unknown. Now two years later his wines are famous …
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Nuits-Saint-Georges is Les Argilliéres or Clos des Argilliéres is a favorite of mine - a 1er cru located in the center of Premeaux at the southern end of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. The by far largest owner of this delightful terroir is Domaine Patrice Rion, and while Patrice and …
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I was really happy to see more wine in the cellar at Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont after the depressingly low yields in 2016 ... Axelle really deserves a break and some success after all the hard work keeping her organic certification. Even more importantly the 2017s here are …
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This is a tremendous wine ... a rare surprise and treat ... the Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Argilliéres from Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial. A Nuits-Saint-George 1er cru, made by a Rully producer - and not just by any Rully producer - it's perhaps the most talented Rully producer - and …
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