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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Friday morning sitting in the car enjoying the view over La Tâche on this cold morning - pondering the impressions from the Wednesdays and Thursdays tastings. More 2016s ahead today with a prominent Vosne estate first at 10 - and still thinking about Thursday tastings in Vosne-Romanée. A lot of …
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Thursday was a busy day, starting out with a memorable tasting at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. First out a tasting of the 2016 vintage from cask with Alexandre Bernier, the righthand man of Bernard Noblet. Related articles …
[Read more...] about Impressions from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Cathiard
I continue my quest through the 2016 Burgundies ... to find more delightful wines and more variation in style and quality. First out Maison Drouhin - a large selection presented by Veronique Drouhin. There are some real gems here and a lot of fine wines. As for the gems some of these are …
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According to Drink Business Clos de Tart is being sold to Artemis Group, the holding company owned by Château Latour’s owner, François Pinault. The price is repported to be in excess of 200 million Euro - more than the double of what was paid for Clos des Lambrays. Pinault already own …
The Bonnes-Mares 1976 from Domaine Dujac is still showing nicely - fully mature and at a drinking stage. The bouquet unfolded beautifully after some time in the glass - initially a bit of tar and figue - a clear indication of the hot 1976 vintage. After some minutes more red fruit and sous-bois is …
