Vosne-Romanée is brimming with new names and talents. OK, that's perhaps a bit on the overly-enthusiastic-journalist side, but new talents and domaines are actually turning up at a regular pace. This is good in a quiet place like Vosne. Edouard Confuron (a part of the Confuron family) comes …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Expanding with New Vineyards
Exciting news from Vosne-Romanée: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair will expand, with 2.65 hectares of new plots in prominent vineyards. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair will get his first plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La Croix Rameau and Aux Reas. Furthermore, the estate is …
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Bizot: The Cradle of Vins d’Emotion
A visit to Domaine Bizot is a tremendous treat and a privilege if you like me adore the kind of wines I like to call vin d'émotion. My tasting at Domaine Bizot was therefore particularly interesting, as Jean-Yves Bizot seems to share some of the thoughts behind vins d'émotion. I have for …
Gros Frère et Soeur – A Quick View of the 2020s
Gros Frère et Soeur does not require any introduction; it's one of the best-known estates in Vosne-Romanée. Yet somehow the domaine has lost some ground over the last 30 years. It is still prominent, yes; but it's no longer amongst the very top picks in the village. This is how it goes: Changes …
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Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2020s
Domaine Henri Gouges has changed in a good way, improving markedly during recent years. Quality there has always been fine, but accessibility and drinkability have progressed tremendously, putting the estate in another league, so to speak. While the Gouges 2019s are quite hedonistic, even the …
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