Back in the early 1990s Dominique Laurent became known for producing wines with 200% new oak ... a talk of town in Copenhagen, and even though the rather brutal handling of the juice seemed to be offputting ... the wines actually often turned out surprisingly good after some time after …
Burgundy
Domaine Jean Fournier Rouge 2023
Marsannay is an interesting area with a lot of good wines with quite some variation terroir wise. Domaine Jean Fournier is in my view one of the best interpreters of the Marsannays ... and produce some truly lovely wines. Laurent Fournier is a cheerful vigneron, and the wines are reflecting his …
Domaine Jean Fournier Blanc
Marsannay is an interesting area with a lot of good wines with quite some variation terroir-wise. Domaine Jean Fournier is in my view one of the best interpreters of the Marsannays ... and produces some really lovely wines - both white and reds. Laurent Fournier is a cheerful vigneron, and the …
Visit to Domaine Grivot – Tasting the 2023s from tank
Domaine Grivot is normally quite predictable and constant with the same wines showing strong form year after year. 2023 is however somewhat different, as some of the other cuvées are showing very well ... giving some surprises. As always, Mathilde Grivot presents the wines in an efficient …
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Château de la Commaraine … moving on
Some projects are both fascinating and much more complex than originally expected ... such a project is Château de la Commaraine. I will reference a part of the intro from my article about Commaraine ... just to set the scene ... Background Pommard has a classical historic ambiance with …