Olivier Lamy is in my view one of the greatest winemakers in today's Burgundy. He has had me confused at times, he has explained and clarified and in the end, he also convinced me. The Lamy wines are brutally honest ... showing what the terroir and Olivier have envisioned. Some wines are more …
Santenay
Visit to Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
One of the best visits I had in 2017 was to Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent in Santenay. Several friends had been encouraging me to visit Jean-Marc and his wife Anne-Marie to taste their lovely wines. Sometimes I’m a bit slow, but I finally felt compelled to arrange a visit in connection with expanding …
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A First: Visit to Domaine Caroline Morey – Tasting the 2021s
I had never visited Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey or Domaine Caroline Morey, so I was excited when I met Clement Colin, Pierre-Yves' and Caroline's son, and he offered me a tasting at the two Chassagne-Montrachet domaines. Domaine Caroline Morey is the estate of - wait for it - Caroline …
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Domaine Antoine Olivier – An Exciting Estate
White and red Santenays are speaking to me and my grumpy old palate more and more. The white Santenays have an outstanding saline minerality also found in white Savigny-les-Beaune and parts of Pernand-Vergelesses. Add to this the fact that the red Santenays can be very interesting if the right …
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Saisons … for all seasons
New small estates come on the scene in Burgundy, if not each day, then each week or month. Sometimes these estates come with true talent and the skills to actually make a hedonistic difference. Two good friends, Eric Pignal and Loïc Lamy, have started a small wine project in a well-known cellar …