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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
It's always delightful to visit Domaine Sirugue or Domaine Michel Noëllat, as I get to taste the wines from Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) at the same time. This year the tasting was held at Domaine Michel Noëllat ,where Sophie served the wines with her next son on the way! I will …
[Read more...] about Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – Tasting the 2021s
It's always delightful to visit Domaine Sirugue, as I get to taste the wines from Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) at the same time. While their wines are serious, they consistently give me a reason to smile. I will present only the Arnaud et Sophie wines in this article; they deserve …
[Read more...] about Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – tasting the 2020s
The 2018 Vosne-Romanée Barreaux from Arnaud et Sophie is very well balanced for the vintage - well done. Made with 50% whole-cluster fruit and 30% new oak, it's intense and deep, with fine, mineral drive; a step up from the Sirugue Vosne villages. It has tremendous intensity and a lovely balance of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie Vosne-Romanee Les Barreaux 2018
I have written about Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) before and presented some of their joyous wines. Now I have had the possibility to meet each of them, as Sophie joined Arnaud for the tasting at Domaine Sirugue in March. To keep things separate, I will present only the Arnaud …
[Read more...] about Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – tasting the 2018s and a few 2019s
The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux is second vintage from Arnaud et Sofie - Arnaud Sirugue and his wife Sofie Noëllat. This is a fine effort for the vintage offering plenty of Vosne spices. It's showing a fine depth - not quite matching the intensity of the 2016 - yet has a lovely charm and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Vosne-Romanee “Les Barreaux” 2017
