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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I'm back at Domaine Pierre Guillemot to taste the 2022s. It's an exciting estate, and the the ambitions are high. And its delightful wines show all the fruit the 2022 can offer. Domaine Pierre Guillemot is located in the heart of Savigny-les-Beaune and is a smaller estate, producing wines from …
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The importance of elevage to the Hospices de Beaune wines is often overlooked, but in reality, quite a bit can be done to change and improve the Hospices' wines. I have been looking at the effects of elevage - the oak used (often the Hospices barrel), racking, barrel time, etc. - and this has led …
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We're now well into October, and the second part of the 2022 wine-tasting season can begin. My first stop on the tour is Domaine Gérard Mugneret, a visit I have been looking forward to for some time. Pascal Mugneret, Gérard's son, runs the estate, and is a friendly chap with an open mind who …
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The complexity of the appellations and vineyards of Burgundy is almost endless. It's as if someone said: Complexity is good, but impossible is even better. Then foreigners and journalists won't comprehend it, and if they do, they can't pronounce it! 16/10/2023 One of these complexities is …
[Read more...] about Vineyard Profile: Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Argillas
I find it extremely gratifying to promote new, talented people and estates. This is also what many buyers and collectors are looking for in a world of ever-increasing prices. This is also why one of the primary goals of the Winehog is to explore new producers. To explain this initiative a bit …
[Read more...] about Flavour of the Year 2024 – Candidate No. 1
