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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of my discoveries in 2023 was the white wines from Agnès Paquet. The 2021s are truly tremendous, offering delightful energy and purity rarely seen at this quality level. Agnès Paquet created her estate in 2000, starting with a plot acquired by her parents in the 1950s and subsequently …
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Some articles write themselves, whereas others require more work and dedication. Normally it will take a day or two to write an article, but in some cases it takes weeks, and it is both complex and sometimes hard work. One such is this 2022 article about Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand. It's not …
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Burgundy and tradition are strongly linked, but as in all other aspects of life, change eventually takes the stage. At Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, new winemaker Jean Lupatelli has now completed his second vintage, 2022, a large and lovely vintage at de Vogüé. The wines have recently been …
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It is always a treat to visit Nicolas Groffier and taste his line-up of beautiful wines. Groffier has gone from strength to strength over recent years, and the 2022 vintage adds to this run of delightful wines. A lot can be (and has been) said about this estate and its prominent wines; see …
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November was a busy month with a lot of tastings, and while that's a good thing, it does leave me with quite a job to complete here in the new year. One of the "new" domaines I visited was Henri Magnien, an old, well-reputed estate. I had never visited it before, so a new Winehog chapter is …
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