Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Beyond elusive; not even in my dreams. While the red grands crus from Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay are both very rare and very costly, the whites are even further away from the Winehog's snout. The Chevalier-Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet are each in a league of their own, and that's …
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Puligny Montrachet Les Enseignères caught my attention back in the mid-1990s when Coche-Dury acquired a piece of this now-illustrious village vineyard. Les Enseignères is, for non-collectors, a relatively unknown vineyard, located just below Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. While producing tremendous …
[Read more...] about Puligny Les Enseignères: Just below the grands crus
Beyond elusive ... not even in my dreams. The red grand crus of Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay are both very rare and very costly - but the whites are even further away from the snout of the Winehog. Both the Chevalier-Montrachet and the Batard Montrachet are in what I would call in a league …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine d’Auvenay, Chevalier-Montrachet
Mazis-Chambertin is a terroir with several interesting features - one being that Hospice de Beaune has a large plot on this vineyard - the other being that Domaine d'Auvenay has a plot from where they produce one of the rarest and most expensive grand crus of the Gevrey-Chambertin …
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The Domaine d'Auvenay Bonnes Mares is are rare but very costly bird - elusive and a bit overlooked due to the limited production and high price. Domaine d'Auvenay a bit of background Mme Lalou Bize-Leroy is the leading lady of Burgundy - originating from the very prestigious Maison Leroy, …
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