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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is back as a producer of Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts after 89 years of absence. The estate will expand in 2022, with 2.65 hectares of new plots in prominent vineyards, including its first plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts, La Croix Rameau, …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair’s Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts
Sometimes we see the world as static, and believe that major changes to the Burgundy scene are rare and almost all historic. This is, however, not always the case. Rumors are, however, rumbling in Burgundy, and while its current structure seems old, well-known domaines are not as ancient and …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Lamarche – Tasting the 2020s from Cask
Exciting news from Vosne-Romanée: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair will expand, with 2.65 hectares of new plots in prominent vineyards. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair will get his first plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La Croix Rameau and Aux Reas. Furthermore, the estate is …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Expanding with New Vineyards
The Winehog has a long history with Domaine Dujac. I first visited the estate some 20 years ago to taste the magnificent 1999s - a beautiful memory - and those wines continue to show their beauty. I have followed the Dujac wines since the early 1990s, and have tasted many even older, including a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Dujac – tasting the 2019s
