Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy in the wintertime can be as gloomy as a poor vintage of Nuits-Saint-Georges served too hot to enhance the overly extracted misery. I should not complain, but some days do not call for the largest smiles, however, last Thursday did actually induce both smile and laughter and some fruitful …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine d’Eugénie – Tasting the 2023s
Comte Liger-Belair is sort of the origin of Winehog, as it was at this very Domaine where Winehog made its debut at a tasting with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, Clive Coates and Roy Richards the former agent of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Some very competent Burgundy tasters ... and this afternoon …
We're now well into November, and the second part of the 2023 wine-tasting season is starting to reveal some serious thoughts about the 2023 vintage. In some cases, all is fine and dandy, in others, the knowledge of the vintage is enhanced and lastly, we sometimes do really find some of the …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Gérard Mugneret – Tasting the 2023s
One of my most exciting tastings this month was the first sampling of the 2023s from Comte Liger-Belair, including a number of new wines from the estate's 2022 expansion. With the '22 vintage, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La Croix …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – First Taste of the 2023s
The Domaine d'Eugénie wines have improved tremendously over the years - especially the last five - reaching new levels of refinement and delicacy. These are very refined wines! By giving the wines the proper time and respect, some truly lovely, joyful moments can be had from d'Eugénie. Vins …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine d’Eugénie – Tasting the 2022s
