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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Traditions are great .. and it has become my Burgundy tradition to visit Domaine Dublère in the outskirts of Beaune each year. It's always great to meet Blair Pethel, as he is brutally honest about his own wines - what he likes and what he is not so happy about. I think he sometimes is being …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Dublère – tasting of the 2015s from cask
The Volnay Taillepeids is a quite serious wine .. and somewhat darker than the Pommard Rugiens. In the nose red and darkberry fruit - blueberries and boysenberries - quite intense but a bit closed now. On the palate quite intense and relatively dark fruit - fine length and concentration - but will …
[Read more...] about Domaine Heitz-Lochardet, Volnay Taillepeids 2015
On my March trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure to visit Domaine Dublère and taste the 2014 vintage - both reds and whites. The notes for whites are in a separate article .. so here I focus on the delightful red 2014s. A little background on Domaine Dublère A little background - Domaine Dublère was …
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The Volnay Taillipeids is a step up in minerality and concentration. In the bouquet layers of cool vibrant pinot fruit ... with notes of dark cherries, boysenberries ... brought forward by the powerful minerality. On the palate a lovely tension between the deep and quite weighty fruit and the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dublère, Volnay Taillipeids 2013
On my November trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure to visit Domaine Dublère and taste the 2013s. A little background - Domaine Dublère was founded in 2003 by the American journalist Blair Pethel. The first vintage was 2004, and the domaine has since then gradually expanded the production and …
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