A new estate on the Winehog map - Jean Baptiste Boudier Jean-Baptiste Boudier’s made his first vintage in 2015, when he started with a modest 3 hectares of the family vineyards. One hectare of Pernand Vergelesses Blanc, a hectare of Pernand Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru Les Fichots, and a hectare of …
Pernand Vergelesses
Aligote – Pernand-Vergelesses and behind the hill
One of the most impressive white Burgundies I have tasted comes from a very old yet relatively unknown terroir on the backside of the mighty Corton hill. It is of course the splendid Aligote from Nicolas Faure, which comes from ungrafted 100-year-old vines. I tasted the 2014 Aligote the …
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Visit Domaine Chandon de Briailles – tasting of the 2015s from cask
Fame and glory is sometimes not fairly distributed in Burgundy - and especially estates outside the main appellations seem to struggle to get the acclaim they deserves. One of these estates is Chandon de Briailles in Savigny Les Beaune .. a biodynamic domaine owned by the Count and Countess …
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Collins Corner #4 – The Hidden Hill
This weeks article from C. Robert Collins is about a forgotten hill just north of Beaune ... two appellations .. "The Hidden Hill" There are some fascinating vineyards that seem to have been designed as 'secret undisclosed locations' along the cote, hidden behind the powerful and famous. What …
Domaine Poisot, Pernand-Vergelesses en Caradeux 1er cru 2012
The Pernand Caradeux is really enjoying the quite abundant fruit of the 2012 vintage. It's offering fine red and dark berry fruit in the nose. On the palate it's firmly structured - but also blessed with a lovely rich fruit - well balanced and quite refined for the terroir. Normally not a great fan …
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