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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Again last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s. This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. Welcome to 2023; …
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No need to keep you in suspense: Domaine Méo-Camuzet did very well with its 2022s. Jean-Nicolas Méo's wines followed the nature and style of the vintage, and he made the wines with a gentle, generous hand. Bravo! This is not the 2019 vintage that celebrates full-throttle wines like there's …
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Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont - also known as Domaine Axelle Machard de Gramont - is one of my fixed annual tastings. I have said it many times: Axelle's wines are truly honest. There's no sales talk, rather a natural, organic view of each vintage. This is somewhat rare these days, when prices …
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I'm back at Domaine Cathiard on a cold November day, and am looking forward to both tasting Sebastien Cathiard's creations and giving him an excuse to stop doing paperwork, the bane of (French, at least) winemakers. Sebastien Cathiard is expanding his family domaine with vineyards in the Hautes …
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One of my most exciting tastings so far this year is the 2022s from Comte Liger-Belair, as it includes a number of new wines from the expansion of this already fabulous estate. With the '22 vintage, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La …
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