Winehog - Burgundy with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Let me be clear: Wine is about hedonism and joy, and it is always timely and appropriate to open a vin d'émotion. The prices of some wines are astronomical, but it is rarely the fault of the winegrower, who often gets less than 20% of the inflated grey-market price. What! How can you open ... …
[Read more...] about On the Table, In the Glass #35: The Need for Indulgence
I have known Benjamin Leroux almost since he started at Domaine Comte d'Armand in Pommard back in 1999 - i.e. some 20+ years. Benjamin today is one of the leading producers of red and white Burgundies. He makes equally good wines in each colour, and produces them in comparable quantities. One …
[Read more...] about Visit to Benjamin Leroux – Tasting the 2020 Reds
Vosne-Romanee Les Rouges du Dessus is one of the appellation's somewhat overlooked 1ers crus - or should I say rather Flagey-Echezéaux, as this Vosne 1er cru is in the neighbouring village. Burgundy can be quite complex, and while there are occasionally some logic and clever rules in certain …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Cécile Tremblay Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges du Dessus
The 2006 Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées from Jean-Yves Bizot is still surprisingly darkly flavoured and backward. After an hour in the glass, it starts to unfold its usual delightful, energetic, whole-cluster fruit and tantalising Vosne spiciness. Not the most open of Jachées, but the Vosne spiciness …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bizot Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées 2006
The 2008 Vosne-Romanée from Mugneret-Gibourg is open and ready for business, showing grace and Vosne beauty. The palate is fully open, offering juicy fruit and energetic Vosne notes. This is not a big wine, but rather a display of the core of Vosne as I like it - the fresh, vivid fruit, the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée 2008
