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My third visit at Domaine Y. Clerget ... again - on a very hot summer day in Pommard. Great to be back at Y. Clerget to taste another vintage from Thibaud Clerget who has expanded a bit with a few wines. First and foremost is however one year more of experience under the belt - and while the …
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On my May + June 2018 trip to Burgundy I had the chance to visit Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet to taste the 2017s from cask. Armand Heitz, June 2018 For further info about the estate see the article from the tasting of the tasting of the 2015s from Heitz-Lochardet Furthermore …
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A lovely surprice this summer, as I had the chance to visit Blair Pethel at Domaine Dublère to taste the 2017s from cask. Blair was actually quite eager to taste the new vintage .. a very good sign to be honest ... lovely wines in progress. After very good quality in 2015 and 2016 the …
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Tasting wine can be somewhat unpredictable .. normally I like to taste the reds from Maison Chantereves early but prefer to taste the whites later.. in the 2017 vintage it's actually the whites that are showing most ready to taste at this stage. Normally I taste the wines with Tomoko Kuriyama who …
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Good to be back at Domaine Dublère to taste the 2016s. Blair Pethel also suffered from the struggle with mother nature in this vintage, as the Savigny-Les-Beaune region was badly hit by the April 2016 frost. It's sad to see how the growers in this area of the Côte have to endure frost, hail and …
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