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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2022 vintage from Pierre Duroché is a treat. His early harvest has produced vivid, energetic wines (not quite as great as the 2019s) with a cool beauty that makes them hard to resist, especially when you climb the cru ladder. Pierre Duroché made some tremendous 2015s and 2016s, lovely 2017s, …
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I like the wines from Domaine Sylvain Dussort, and while the 2021 vintage was difficult (frost and other issues), some exciting wines from the estate are now in bottle. Anne-Caroline is gradually taking over with, of course, backing from her father. The Dussort estate Domaine Sylvain Dussort …
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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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The very best of 2022? In my view, the vintage at Domaine Mugnier is close to perfect, given the year's conditions. Many writers will talk about the beautiful weather conditions, but in reality, 2022 was not a walk in the park. If there had not been a stroke of luck with a late rain, the wines …
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