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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Back at Gouges after sadly missing the 2022s ... my fault really. The more forward and effortless style really takes Gouges to new levels, and with the vivid 2023s and a quite short elevage for the lesser wines we see some more joyful and enjoyable Gouges wines. Impressions of the 2023s …
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Domaine Henri Gouges has changed its style from classical, dark Nuits-Saint-Georges to more fruity, forward wines. Furthermore, it has done so without losing complexity, while simultaneously adding drinkability and vivacity. The 2021s have been made with an unusually light hand at Gouges, and the …
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Domaine Henri Gouges has changed in a good way, improving markedly during recent years. Quality there has always been fine, but accessibility and drinkability have progressed tremendously, putting the estate in another league, so to speak. While the Gouges 2019s are quite hedonistic, even the …
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Here he goes again - the 2019s are outrageously delightful, etc... And yes, here is another tribute to this fine vintage, but also a large and loud "chapeaux" to Domaine Henri Gouges, which has made the best wines I have ever tasted from this fine estate. This is indeed a big, blunt …
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Viticulture is becoming more and more important as global warming sets the scene for richer, weightier Burgundies. Wednesday included a very interesting tour in the vineyards of Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, guided by the super-dynamic Charles Lachaux - a man on a mission. Domaine …
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