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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The harvest weather in Burgundy is looking great. Dry and sunny with a light breeze ... warming up a bit over the weekend. In other words quite perfect with lovely weather forecast all next week. The whites in Côte de Beaune are being brought in as we speak, with producers like Arnaud Ente being …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2019 – Sun, Status and Impressions
Vosne-Romanée Les Petits-Monts is a delightful vineyard, and one of the gems of Vosne-Romanée and is getting more and more fame and attraction. One plot is however both relatively unknown but also very well located indeed. I am of cause talking about the plot owned by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti …
[Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti , “Vosne-Romanée Les Petits Monts”
While the vineyards of Burgundy are very old, changes and adjustments are done from time to time, and in some cases new wines and opportunities are created. One such wine is the Domaine Lamarche La Grande Rue "Cuvée 1959" a new luxury cuvée to top the existing La Grande Rue. This exciting new …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Lamarche, La Grande Rue “Cuvée 1959”
The likely last sale of a Romanée-Conti 1945 was in 2011, when Christies sold a bottle in Geneva on 17 May at a price of 109350 CHF. Compared to this weekends sale the 111000 USD in 2011 does look rather pale. The 558000 USD is just a notch more the 5 times the price achieved in Geneva. I …
The Drouhin auction in New York was aside from the very high prices also a chance to see old labels .... One label was new a 1962 Romanée-Conti, with a design I have never seen before to be honest. Despite the unusual label the wine was sold for 49600 USD .. a rather nice price for a Conti …
