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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of the highlights of my June 2017 tour to Burgundy was the visit to Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont - or should I say Domaine Betrand et Axelle Machard de Gramont. I really like to visit this small estate located in the hills of Vergy and to taste these organic and elegant wines. The …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont – tasting the 2016s from cask
The Vosne-Romanee 2015 offer a fine expression of Vosne minerality and depth. It's a more intensely constituted wine than the Aux Allots, but stille juicy and elegant. It's from the village terroir Aux Ormes and a few more plots. It's a very complete Vosne village - its elegant, vibrant and detailed …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Vosne-Romanée 2015
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Allots 2015 - just south of Aux Lavieres. More on my home turf here ... and first and foremost more energy. This is made from very old vines - so have obviously coped well with the draught in the summer. This is - in my mind - a more feminine and refined wine - it offers …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Allots 2015
Next and above Les Terrasses one find Les Vallerots - a 0.5 ha plot on the top of the slope. Wines planted in 1984 - so quite a lot older. This is a more substantial wine but still with a clear reference to the limestony soil. It's deeper and more powerful than the Les Terrasses de Vallerots - with …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Nuits-St-Georges Les Vallerots 2015
Next up one of the most exiting wines in the portfolio - the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Terrasses de Vallerots - located above Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains. It's a 2 ha parcel planted on terrasses in 2001 - on soil not planted with wines after the phylloxera epidemic. Bertrand Machard de Gramont …
