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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
My visit to Domaine Jean-Luc Burguet (formerly Domaine Alain Burguet) in Gevrey Chambertin was one of the most positive tastings I had in 2024. Jean-Luc Burguet is a delightful, thoughtful and first and foremost, cheerful vigneron who makes beautiful and hedonistic Pinots ... just the way I like …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Jean-Luc Burguet tasting the 2024s
Jean-Pierre Guyon is a man of action and change, and with the 2023 and 2024 vintages, new leaps have been taken to ensure further progress. First, Guyon started using oaks with a very light toast and was looking to decrease the use of sulphur, and then, he began a version of Baie-par-Baie …
[Read more...] about The Roses of Vosne-Romanée – Tasting Domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon’s 2024s
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 (revised)
Burgundy is all about knowing the good and right producers. Vintages are different, but in reality, it is almost always the same producers who make the good wines and the Vin d`emotion. They have the right vineyards and the talent to produce the wines. I will therefore focus more on the producers …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Benoit Chevallier – Tasting the 2023s
Yesterday I had a quick visit to Domaine Grivot to taste a bit of 2023 and 2024. Mathilde Grivot was cheerful as the 2025 vintage is now in the cellar with a good yield as a result. I will return to taste the full 2024 vintage, and the visit was more casual talk to retaste some of the …
