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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy is all about terroirs and vineyard holdings, and many talented wine makers are limited by the vineyards they own and financial opportunities to rent or buy great vineyards. It is therefore lovely to see when new generations take over a plot of one of the great vineyards - in this case …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: The Poisot section of Romanée Saint-Vivant
This week I attended a tasting of red Corton; a rare thing, in Denmark at least. The tasting included 10 Cortons from five producers, all top-flight amongst the panoply of Corton producers. The purpose was to learn: learn about different parts of the Corton vineyards, learn about the …
[Read more...] about Corton, Corton, red Corton .. exploring the hill
The Danish Burgundy importer Vinrosen offer a large range of fine Burgundy wines - and their annual vintage tasting is therefore a great opportunity to visit a vintage - or should I say re-visit ,, and taste the wines from bottle. Impressions red 2015s The reds 2015s are showing their best and …
[Read more...] about Tasting of some 2015s .. how are they doing?
Domaine Poisot is a quite "new" domaine run by the former navy captain Remi Poisot, who is now making wine from a fine portfolio of family vineyards. This was my second vist here, in the dark and very cold cellars under the beautiful Chateau Corton Grancy. Remi began making wines before the …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Poisot – tasting of 2013 and 2014 vintage
The fourth day on my trip to Burgundy included three tastings .. Benjamin Leroux, Chantereves and Domaine Poisot. Here are some initial impressions .. tasting notes will follow. Benjamin Leroux - a fine selection of 2013s Benjamin Leroux is one of the most talented winemakers in Burgundy, and while …
[Read more...] about Burgundy Day Four … from Leroux to Poisot via Rheingau!
