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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Cathiard – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – The 2022s Revisited
It's the dawn of new times in Burgundy, with changing distribution channels and various initiatives aimed at hindering secondary-market speculation in certain top Burgundies. Add to this the wish among many producers to serve the finished bottle to its actual clients, including importers, …
[Read more...] about Tasting the Arnoux-Lachaux 2020s From Bottle
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 2022 vintage Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – Tasting the 2022s
The end of Domaine Sirugue as we know it is upon us, as the estate will split up over the coming years. This sounds a bit unclear, but from the 2023 vintage the wines from the Sirugue estate will be sold under the Arnaud et Sophie label, and after five years under Arnaud (Sirugue) et Sophie's …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Robert Sirugue – Tasting the 2021s
