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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Hand-destemming grapes one by one - or a variation thereof - is a technique being tested and implemented more frequently by Burgundian winemakers. In Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon is taking a step forward by using the technique, which Jean-Pierre calls "tri en nuage" (cloud sorting). …
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I always enjoy tasting at Domaine Georges Noëllat, where Maxime Cheurlin has for more than a decade now produced some memorable wines. And so also in 2022! Delaying malo - a note As previously reported, Maxime Cheurlin has begun cooling his cellar to delay malolactic fermentation and …
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Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont - also known as Domaine Axelle Machard de Gramont - is one of my fixed annual tastings. I have said it many times: Axelle's wines are truly honest. There's no sales talk, rather a natural, organic view of each vintage. This is somewhat rare these days, when prices …
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I'm back at Domaine Cathiard on a cold November day, and am looking forward to both tasting Sebastien Cathiard's creations and giving him an excuse to stop doing paperwork, the bane of (French, at least) winemakers. Sebastien Cathiard is expanding his family domaine with vineyards in the Hautes …
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One of my most exciting tastings so far this year is the 2022s from Comte Liger-Belair, as it includes a number of new wines from the expansion of this already fabulous estate. With the '22 vintage, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La …
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