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What can comfort you on a rainy day? The answer is pretty simple if you know the wines of Domaine Michel Gaunoux ... "Then there was rain. The sky wore a veil of gold and gray. At night it was the bright of the moon with me. Time was just floating." (Coldplay) The wines of Michel Gaunoux …
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One of the most memorable visits in 2017 was at Domaine Michel Gaunoux - tasting some timeless or should I say old school Burgundies from Pommard, Beaune and Corton. Remembering and cherishing the best traditions of Burgundy, and celebrating the days where wines were made for cellaring and …
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Domaine Michel Gounoux still offer older vintages as one of very few estates in Burgundy. The 2001 Pommard Grands Epenots is one of these wines. It's now quite mature - it's a lesser year in Pommard - unfolding beautifully and offering a mature complexity at this stage. The nose is cool and complex …
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Burgundy has changed quite radically since I began my quest for great Pinot and Chardonnay in the early 1990s Back then producers had at least some older vintages to sell, and the media coverage was less focused on the new and latest vintage, as were the focus of the consumers as they were able …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Michel Gaunoux … tradition and quality
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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