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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2023 auction at the Hospices de Nuits in Nuits-Saint-Georges is Sunday (March 10th), and on March 7 I had the opportunity to taste the wines that will be auctioned this weekend. It was a rather quick tasting of all the appellations, and it gave me a first look at the wines as interpreted by …
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The siblings Héloïse and Antoine Lienhardt are the talented, enjoyable people behind Domaine Antoine Lienhardt in Comblanchien. This was my first visit to the estate -strangely - as I taste and drink many of its wines thanks to my local wine pusher. So I should know the wines, but let's go …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Antoine Lienhardt – Tasting the 2023s
I have known the Jobard estates for many years, and while I had my preferences before, the quality these days between Antoine and Remi Jobard has little to differentiate it. For me, Remi took a great step forward around 2014, and he is now one of the top guys in Meursault, just below the famous, …
[Read more...] about Rediscovering Remi Jobard – Tasting the 2022s
Pierre-Henri Rougeot is one of the more prominent members of the new generation of Burgundy vignerons. He has gradually improved the quality of his wines, and -especially - his no- and low-sulphur wines are very good indeed. He really deserves all the applause he gets; it is quite a balancing act …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Rougeot – Tasting the Red 2022s
One of my discoveries in 2023 was the white wines from Agnès Paquet. The 2021s are truly tremendous, offering delightful energy and purity rarely seen at this quality level. Agnès Paquet created her estate in 2000, starting with a plot acquired by her parents in the 1950s and subsequently …
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