The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some of the big wines from the 2015 vintage - wines I rarely have the chance to taste and evaluate from bottle. First out the Joseph Drouhin, Musigny 2015. The 2015 is now settled in bottle …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Cecile Tremblay Chapelle-Chambertin
This article is about one of the overlooked Gevreys Grand Crus and one of the slightly forgotten wines of a prominent "Vosne" estate located in Morey-Saint-Denis. I'm of cause referring to the the sensual and sexy Chapelle-Chambertin from Domaine Cecile Tremblay. To be honest I find more and …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares (update)
One of the top wines of Domaine Dujac is the Bonnes Mares .. although I do have many favourite cuvées from this fine estate. While Dujac makes both a Chambertin and a Romanée Saint-Vivant, these are very rare indeed and almost impossible to get hold of, so the Bonnes Mares could perhaps be …
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Dégustation Prestige – Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
This year Grand Jours de Bourgogne included a Dégustation Prestige of Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru ... as it did two years ago. It's a tasting of around 20 wines from the Clos de Vougeot vineyard - this year with the oldest being a 1989 from Domaine Joseph Drouhin and the youngest being a 2008 from …
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Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanée 2016
The 2016 Chassagne La Romanée from Domaine Morey-Coffinet is a true wine of the vintage. The nose is crammed with yellow and intense fruit - presumably low yileds due to the frost, and further concentrated by the old vines. A classic Chassagne - with plenty of power and intensity. On the palate …
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