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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 …
The Saint-Romain is also showing beautifully. In the nose lovely pure white fruit, crisp and crunchy minerality. On the palate very crisp and vibrant with it's playful minerality and fine acidity. It's pure and refined for this level offering a lovely expression of terroir, loads of energy and …
Undiscovered Burgundy treasures? Today, the popular press will tell you that this doesn't exist, that everything has been discovered, exposed, praised, priced, and promoted. You must simply arrive at the famous merchants front door, put your wallet down on the green felt as in a casino, yank out …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #7 – Incomparable obscurity – Saint Romain
On my November trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure to revisit Chantereves- one of the rising stars within the world of micro negociants. Tomoko explaining the new style of the reds Chantereves, Savigny, Rhingau and Japan Chantereves is a small negociant located in a celler below a modern …
[Read more...] about Visit: Chantereves … tasting of the 2014s
