Les Aligoteurs is a (sort of) annual event held by the rapidly growing organization with the purpose of promoting aligoté and expanding its acceptance, understanding, and consumption. This is a vivid and lively organization with plenty of members showing the will to work hard and improve. The …
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Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
Vin d'émotion is seen by some as merely a marketing term, or a concept designed to promote a certain type of wine - or even the Winehog himself. All are entitled to their view on this topic. That said, I encourage all Burgundy lovers to check out the vin d'émotion lists and test the qualities of …
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Nicolas Faure Bourgogne Aligoté La Corvee de Bully 2014
Another chance to drink and enjoy this great 2014 aligoté. Nicolas Faure's Bourgogne Aligoté La Corvee de Bully 2014 is for me one of the very best aligotés, with its almost grand-cru-like intensity. The nose remains pure and vibrant, with delicate white orchard fruits, slight hints of anise, and …
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Domaine de Cassiopée Aligoté En Gerlieus 2020
The Aligoté En Gerlieus is just as delicate and refined as when I tasted it from cask - cask and amphorae - in June last year. Crystal clear and airy, it is light-footed with a gorgeous core of light fennel and mineral notes. Absolutely effortless, it shows an elegant, slightly reductive note. It's …
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Nicolas Faure Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues 2017
The Les Herbues 2017 (amongst friends "the Abuse") is a typical Faure wine: refined and light-footed, with uniquely fine-grained tannins extracted by his old vertical press in Meuilley. The nose is open, and showing medium heat (it was quite a hot year, but not that hot). This is delightful …
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