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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. Domaine Faiveley is, however, a very large operation producing countless wines on different levels and in far-flung …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the vivid Ladoix
Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet has just completed his first five years as winemaker at the family estate. I have followed Armand from the beginning - or should I say almost the beginning - starting with tasting his 2013s and 2014s. Time marches on, and I think it's time to take a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the red 2018s
Montrachet is a legendary vineyard, and while its boundaries have been defined since 1921, some neighbouring plots and parcels are more closely related to it than others. Thibault Morey has two - no, three - plots located very close to the promised land. One is in Chassagne-Montrachet Les …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Morey-Coffinet Chassagne Dent de Chien
Domaine Faiveley has over the last ten years assembled an important holding of white Burgundy vineyards, mainly with a new stronghold in Puligny-Montrachet which includes village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La Garenne. Even more notably, it now has relatively prominent …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
The Bouchard ownership on the Montrachet hill is mindboggling, with three vineyards in a row climbing up the hill: Montrachet, then Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, and finally "regular" Chevalier-Montrachet. It's one of the most beautiful collections of vineyards in the Côte de Beaune. The …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Bouchard Père et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet
