Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Summertime and tastings. This week I attended a presentation of Domaine de Bellene by the founder of the estate Nicholas Potel, a well-known name in the Burgundian wine world. It was a lovely and quite extravagant tasting at the fine old Hotel d'Angeleterre in Copenhagen - or to be precise at the …
[Read more...] about Domaine de Bellene – Nicolas Potel, in other words
A slightly strange year for me, as the autumn sort of was delayed a bit due to a minor set back. Now back in the game with a quick tasting of some Morey-Coffinet 2017 - seriously delightful wines - forward and vivid. I very happy to see the 2017s perform like this - just out of the bottle …
[Read more...] about 2017 pleasures from bottle – Morey-Coffinet
One of the discoveries of 2017 is Bernard Zito who is making a few, but in my view, magnificent wines at the Château de Bligny Les Beaune. Bernard Zito is not a rookie in the wine business, he has worked with vineyards and viticulture - more specifically with Organic and Biodynamic viticulture …
[Read more...] about Visit Bernard Zito – tasting of the 2015s and 2016s
One of the "new" interesting estates in Burgundy is Domaine Rougeot in Meursault - where the two brothers Pierre Henri Rougeot and Alexandre Rougeot together with their father Marc Rougeot are making some lovely wines - both red and whites. 2016 is a serious vintage - November 2017 I first …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Rougeot, tasting of the 2015 & 2016 whites
The Saint-Romain is showing beautifully. In the nose detailed white fruit .. with some lovely delicate exotic elements backed by a nice minerality - quite refined for this level. On the palate crisp and acidity driven with a nice core of super pure fruit. Focused and quite linear .. with a lovely …
