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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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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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One of the best 1ers crus in Puligny-Montrachet is Le Cailleret, which neighbours both Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet - or does it? It's a unique cru. Previously a place to make red Puligny, it is today a complex collection of plots with part - actually two parts - now included in …
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I think Hadrien Bissaud still qualify as a new name in Burgundy and he definitely has a talent that he is trying to form and develop. He comes from the insurance business so he has perhaps a more academic view of winemaking... The link to the wine business nonetheless exists, as his family …
The 2022 vintage is a return to the global warming vintages ... i.e. a somewhat hot vintage. While 2022 was warm and generous, the wines display a lovely freshness in general ... so delightful to drink wines that entertain you ... this is really nice, albeit with less intrigue than the way vintages …
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