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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Jean Chartron is one of the prominent, historic landowners in Puligny-Montrachet, having owned several of its holdings for more than 100 years. Last month I had the pleasure of meeting Jean-Michel Chartron, who is now running the estate with his sister Anne-Laure Chartron …
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Thibault Morey has vineyards that surround Montrachet, and while he don't have a plot in the mightiest white grand cru of them all, he has many top-level appellations in his portfolio. Thibault has two - no, three - plots located very close to the promised land. One is Chassagne-Montrachet Les …
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Domaine Faiveley seems to have gotten quite a "bargain" in acquiring the Jean-Pierre Monnot estate in 2008. It added to its already impressive roster of vineyards a strong presence in Puligny-Montrachet - including village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La …
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I have the privilege of tasting Thibault Morey's wines more than once a year – a treat and luxury I am not accustomed to as a wine journalist or, if you like, the more technical title of Winehog CTO (Chief Tasting Officer) ☺️ I have already tasted his 2019s a couple of times, …
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While Burgundy is a very old, historic area, not all is what it seems regarding its wines and appellations. The Montrachet area - with Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, and the more recent Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet - was actually formalized in …
