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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I do love Burgundy. I continually find new talents and exciting new wines from estates and negociants. This time a new talent in Comblanchien - actually the Chateau de Comblanchien, the large mansion located above the village. It is the base of Camille Thiriet, who has started a small …
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What can I say: It is always a pleasure to visit Thibaud Clerget in Pommard, and the 2018 Clerget wines really impressed me on this most recent occasion. I first visited Thibaud in 2016, tasting the 2015 vintage, and the 2018 wines really show the improvements he has implemented since (almost …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Y. Clerget, tasting the 2018s from cask
An interesting tasting: A Lafon vintage battle, with red 1999 vs red 2009 at R-vinbar in Copenhagen. While Dominique Lafon is known more for his excellent white Burgundies, experience shows me that some lovely wines can be found exploring his reds - especially his Volnays, although the Monthelie …
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Great to be back at Maison Chantereves to taste the 2017s from bottle with Guillaume Bott - who is one part of Chantereves. Tomoko Kuriyama, the other part of Chantereves was busy in the vineyards pruning - its hard work running a small estate like Chantereves. I know she take equal honor and …
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One of my great moments this summer was a visit at Marchand-Tawse in Nuits-Saint-Georges. To be honest the visit came somewhat unannounced, as the visit was not planned in advance - so a surprise visit so to speak. So a bit unprepared from my side - especially regarding the entry wines - so …
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