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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2020 vintage holds fine promise. But it's also a vintage not without risks and difficulties that could arise if one was not careful. Thibault Liger-Belair has gauged the vintage correctly it seems by not extracting too hard. Hence he has maintained the energy in and the fresh pinot expression …
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Beaumonts, Beaux Monts, Beauxmonts - whatever the spelling, the name means delightful pinot with many variations. One of the very best Beaux Monts is from Maxime Cheurlin of Domaine Georges Noëllat. It is a complex and delightful wine that challenges the best from this fine terroir. Domaine …
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When you have tasted Burgundy wines for 30 years, and have enjoyed vintages from 1929 to 2021, you know that there's a thing you could call "fashion" in Burgundy winemaking, for wont of a better term. It encompasses what is common and popular, and also what is not. One could say that current …
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New times at Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, with Marion Nauleau-Mugneret running the tasting of the 2020s. Marion is the daughter of Marie-Andrée Nauleau-Mugneret, one of the two Mugneret-Gibourg sisters. This was the first time I had met Marion, although we had been in contact electronically …
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To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Comments and thoughts The list contains producers that regularly score an emotional rating, and they are ranked in three levels. I hope this proves useful; …
[Read more...] about Vins d’Emotion from Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echezeaux (update)
