Vineyards are history, family, pride and feelings - great wines and cool cash. Sometimes, some very prominent vineyards are sold ... and as the number of plots on these vineyards is very limited, this is a rare occurance. This is sensitive stuff as the story includes real people, families and a …
Burgundy
The Cécile Tremblay plot on Griotte-Chambertin
I finally got the data and location of the Cécile Tremblay plot on Griotte-Chambertin. This opportunity for Cécile arises as Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to Charles Van Canneyt (of Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat) in 2021. This sale has been unfolding according to the very complex rules of Burgundy. …
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Jean-Marie Guffens a great Burgundian
I'm old, I have been around for a while and I have been doing wine reviewing for quite many years now. And to be honest I can't stand doing extensive tastings of seemingly pointless wines anymore. I see, experience and taste quite many of wines from the Mâconnais with little sense of purpose, …
Terroir Insight: Domaine Marchand-Tawse, Mazis-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin is a terroir with several interesting features - one being that Hospice de Beaune has a large plot on this vineyard - the other being that some of the old Gevrey estates have a plot with old massale selection pinot in this vineyard. One of the most prominent massale selections is …
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Visit to Domaine Jean Chartron – tasting the 2024s from cask
Chartron is becoming a favourite for the Winehog in Puligny, or should I say in Côte de Beaune, as the estate covers a large part of the Beaune whites. It is always a treat and a pleasure to visit Jean-Michel Chartron - as the wines seem to be improving year after year, Domaine Jean …
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