Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
First out is the Bourgogne Rouge Les Grands Chaillots 2015 - just racked to tank and prepared for bottling. It's made from a plot in the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation below the road and Chailots. It's a lovely entry level wine with a fine generous fruit and even a hint of the appellation. Most …
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The last wine produced is the Bourgogne Aligoté - made from a "parcel" located on the "Colline de Vergy" in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, at the foot of the ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Vivant. It's planted on a clay and limestone soil, rich in marl. This is a adorable Aligoté - so pure and …
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After running through my tasting notes from my June 2017 trip I have updated my impressions on the 2016 red Burgundies. Thibaud Clerget of Domaine Y. Clerget. I will update these impressions as I taste more 2016s over the next year, and add more insights ass I find them. Red Burgundies …
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One of the most tranquille and beautiful places in Burgundy is the legendary hill in Curtil-Vergy where one find the reminders of the once so influential Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy. The Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy was a dominant factor in Burgundy before the French revolution, and …
[Read more...] about The Aligote on the Vergy hill – LE CHÊNE DU COURT
Passion is all .... wine made without passion is merely a agricultural product ... but the energy and passion transferred to the wine can elevate a wine to something more than just fermented grape juice - it can become an expression, a desire, a statement and reflection of a personality. Axelle …
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