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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Grivot is normally quite predictable and constant with the same wines showing strong form year after year. 2023 is however somewhat different, as some of the other cuvées are showing very well ... giving some surprises. As always, Mathilde Grivot presents the wines in an efficient …
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The Guillaume Rouget and his wife Laure Guilloteau are not exactly new in the wine business, and the estate in Vosne-Romanée has a long history as the home of one of the most legendary producers of red Burgundy - Henry Jayer. They have, however decided to create a new estate "Domaine Les …
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Henri Jayer, the legendary Vosne winemaker's estate, is still under the ownership of the Jayer/Rouget family. The house was for a period owned by his daughter, but was a few years back sold to Guillaume Rouget (son of Emmanuel Rouget) and his wife Laure Guilloteau. Domaine Henri Jayer is like …
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“Taille tot, taille tard, rien ne vaut la taille de mars” is an old saying (Prune early or prune late, nothing’s as good as pruning in March)!. We now have March 3rd, and both DRC, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, and not surprisingly Domaine Leroy still have the top vineyards left …
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These are exciting times at Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, with its new guest rooms in La Maison de Jacqueline having just opened. Vosne-Romanée is all of a sudden brimming with life and tempting offers. The 2023s, shown to me by Marie-Andrée Nauleau-Mugneret, are in my view amongst the most vivid and …
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