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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
My second visit at Domaine Y. Clerget ... on a very hot June day in Pommard. Thibaud was just coming from the vineyard, where the vines were growing like there was no tomorrow ... I was very exited to taste the 2016s after tasting the 2015s earlier this year. The 2015 vintage was the first …
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There are many relatively unknown estates in Burgundy, and while I do see and taste a lot of Burgundy bottles I actually never noticed Domaine Rougeot in Meursault. Some estates have been famous and well known in previous decades ... and some estates focus on specific markets - hence unknown …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Rougeot – tasting of the red 2015s and 2016s
Understanding French wine; Begin with the geography lesson. Such is the first grade of the Cote d'Or, pull out the maps. Each town is encapsuled with its own boundries, Communes. The logical second step is to experiment and learn these personalities via the wine. Now it gets complicated. The …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #13 – when communes collide
I was parking the car in the center of Pommard almost in front of the shop Appellation Chocolat .. on my way to taste the 2015s at Domaine Y. Clerget further down the street - and then I recalled the name Clerget from a great bottle moment ... Clerget and Pommard has a special meaning to me ... …
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When I first began to buy bottles of Burgundy in the late 1960s, well before I was in the trade, I had few choices in backwater Oregon, and always hoped to find a bottle with credentials. So I grabbed my first Volnay with great anticipation, only to feel cheated when I referred to Hugh Johnstons …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #12 – The vineyard without a hometown
