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Domaine Nicolas Faure

Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – tasting the 2020s from cask

By Steen Öhman May 25, 2021 - 2 Comments

When one writes about wine, the scribblings can easily become standard, run-of-the-mill gossip and notes. The re-use of content and text is systemized in this business as much as in others. But sometimes a little more reflection is needed. Let's take the essential question first: Why do I really …

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Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – tasting the 2019s from cask

By Steen Öhman August 19, 2020 - Leave a Comment

It's good to be back in the Meuilley cellar of Nicolas Faure, in a lovely village with for me a tricky name to spell - Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley, Meuilley - in the valley above Nuits-Saint-Georges 😝 On this visit I was with Paul Wasserman and his team, harking back to the first tasting …

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Bourgogne Day 2 – Back in business

By Steen Öhman July 7, 2020 -

Starting in Nuits-Saint-Georges - Monday 8 am. It's very early not; even time to get a cup of coffee at Place de la Liberation (the lockdown does give this name a new meaning). First out: Moron-Garcia Starting out with 2019s from Moron-Garcia, which are still fresh, vivid blessings. These are …

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Aligote – Pernand-Vergelesses and behind the hill

By Steen Öhman March 11, 2020 - Leave a Comment

One of the most impressive white Burgundies I have tasted comes from a very old yet relatively unknown terroir on the backside of the mighty Corton hill. It is of course the splendid Aligote from Nicolas Faure, which comes from ungrafted 100-year-old vines. I tasted the 2014 Aligote the …

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Terroir Insight: Nicolas Faure Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues

By Steen Öhman December 1, 2019 - Leave a Comment

The Nuits-Saint-Georges village vineyard Les Herbues is attaining a special status, with extra appeal to the true vineyard geeks - in the most positive way. Independent and individualist producers are exploring this terroir and making exciting wines - and in some cases even vins d'emotion. These …

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2020 Whites: A View of Greatness

Rating Scale – 101

  • - Perfect (101 pts)
  • - Legendary (99 - 100 pts)
  • - Extraordinary (97 - 98)
  • - Outstanding (95 - 96)
  • - Very Fine (93 - 94)
  • - Fine (91- 92)
  • - Very Good (88 - 90)
  • - Good (85 - 87)
  • - Above Average (80 - 84)
  • - Average (75 - 79)
  • - Below Average(70 - 74)
  • - Poor (50 - 69)

French cellar talk

  • Egrappage: Destemming
  • Éraflage : Destalking
  • Foulage: Crushing or stirring
  • Encuvage: Vatting
  • Pigeage: Cap Punching down
  • Remontage: Pumping Over
  • Fermentation Alcoolique: Alcoholic Fermentation
  • Ecoulage: Running off
  • Décuvage: Devatting
  • Pressurage: Pressing
  • Assemblage: Blending
  • Débourbage: Must Settling
  • Bourbes: Lies (general translation)
  • Fermentation Malolactique: Malolactic Fermentation
  • Soutirage: Racking
  • Sulfitage: Sulphiting
  • Elevage: Maturing
  • Collage: Fining
  • Filtration: Filtration
  • Mise en bouteilles: Bottling

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