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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Finding old Burgundies of high quality and with a good and well documented provenance is getting increasingly difficult. There are however still some large cellars in Beaune - and now you have the chance to buy some very old wines from the deep and mighty cellars of Bouchard Pere et …
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David Croix is going to work with Jean-Marc Roulot at Domaine Roulot in Meursault. He will be joining Domaine Roulot in the beginning of 2017. Earlier this summer it was announced that David Croix is retiring at Maison Camille Giroud - after 15 years as winemaker. He will be replaced by Carel …
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David Croix is retiring at Maison Camille Giroud - after 15 years as winemaker. He will be replaced by Carel Voorhuis who currently is working at Domaine d'Ardhuy. The change will happen at the end of this year, and consequently David will also vinify the 2016 vintage at Camille Giroud. …
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On my third day of visits in Burgundy I had four tasings ... Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Domaine Hereztyn-Mazzini, Albert Bichot and lastly Domaine Nicolas Faure. The visits confirmed the high quality of the 2015 vintage, but also some indications of the challenges for those who …
The frost damage on the night between April 26th and April 27th was devestating for many vignerons and it will seriously influence the 2016 vintage especially quantity wise. As the photo below from Chassagne shows ... there is still hope for the 2016 vintage even in the worst affected …
