Domaine du Clos Frantin is the owner of the smallest plot on Richebourg - or should I say Les Verroilles ou Richebourg, and while the production is small, it's a both attractive and rare wine. Maison Albert Bichot is of cause the owner of the … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Clos Frantin, Richebourg
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Dégustation Prestige – Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
This year Grand Jours de Bourgogne included a Dégustation Prestige of Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru ... as it did two years ago. It's a tasting of around 20 wines from the Clos de Vougeot vineyard - this year with the oldest being a 1989 from Domaine … [Read more...] about Dégustation Prestige – Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Visit Domaine du Clos Frantin, Tasting of the 2015s from cask
On my June trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure of tasting the 2015s from Domaine du Clos Frantin - a brand/estate within the Maison Albert Bichot group. Domaine du Clos Frantin is the top brand of Bichot and makes the top reds from Cote de Nuits, … [Read more...] about Visit Domaine du Clos Frantin, Tasting of the 2015s from cask
More impressions of the 2015 vintage
On my third day of visits in Burgundy I had four tasings ... Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Domaine Hereztyn-Mazzini, Albert Bichot and lastly Domaine Nicolas Faure. The visits confirmed the high quality of the 2015 vintage, but also some … [Read more...] about More impressions of the 2015 vintage
Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2005
The Vosne Romanee Malconsort 2015 is still young and just beginning to display slightly developed notes. The nose is offering quite dense and rich ripe red and dark berry fruit ... plum, cherries .. spiced with a earthy minerality, violets and hints … [Read more...] about Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2005
Terroir Insight: Domaine du Clos Frantin Aux Malconsorts
Vosne Romanee Malconsorts is the fast rising star of the 1er crus in the appellation. The fame and fortune of this vineyard is closely related to Domaine Cathiard's magnificent Malconsorts, and the arrival of two new top producers in 2005 - Domaine … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Clos Frantin Aux Malconsorts
Domaine du Clos Frantin, Echezeaux 2012
The Echezeaux 2012 from Frantin is showing very well now. This Echezeaux is from a 0.99 ha plot located in the climate Champs Traversin in the top part of the Echezeaux vineyard. The nose offer a floral and spicy expression of the Echezeaux terroir … [Read more...] about Domaine du Clos Frantin, Echezeaux 2012
Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2012
The Vosne Romanee Malconsort 2012 is fulfilling the very fine promise it showed from cask. The nose is bursting with red and dark fruit, earthy minerality and first and foremost variations of delicate Vosne spices - . expressive and floral (50% whole … [Read more...] about Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2012