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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
We're now well into November, and the second part of the 2023 wine-tasting season is starting to reveal some serious thoughts about the 2023 vintage. In some cases, all is fine and dandy, in others, the knowledge of the vintage is enhanced and lastly, we sometimes do really find some of the …
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Last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s. This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. As a side note: I …
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has been through a transformation since they took over the management of a large part of the legendary Bonneau du Martray estate. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti took over approximtely 50% of the white vineyards from Bonneau du Martray on a métayage agreement, making DRC …
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Nicolas Faure made a few vintages before his style and quality were in place ... Henri Jayer spent years and even decades perfecting the style. Valéria is not Jayer or Faure ... just to recognize that even for the greatest things takes time ... Things take time ... hitting the expression and the …
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is an estate dedicated to quality and coherence. This is not a place for ground-breaking or earth-bending changes, however, they are an estate that makes its changes with discretion. This is the now responsibility of Perrine Fenal, who has taken over from the late …
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