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The 2021 vintage is in many ways a positive surprise, as its energy level, and the vivacity of the wines, really shine through in numerous cases. Alix Millot at Domaine Jean-Marc Millot has made the most of 2021, and has produced truly delightful wines that are good family entertainment you can …
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The 2020 vintage suits the Jean-Marc Millot wines very well, with its intensity and definition, and the result there is very good indeed. Alix Millot has improved quality significantly in recent years, and her wines have added precision and depth without losing their hedonistic qualities. While …
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Not surprisingly, Alix Millot at Domaine Jean-Marc Millot made some splendid wines in 2019. The wines live up to my - very high - expectations, and from the entry level to the Grands Echezeaux we find the vivacious style that is the trademark of 2019: hedonistic, in the best sense of the …
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There is much great and interesting potential in Bourgogne, and now even "old" grapes like Aligote are being revived by new generations of growers. Jean-Marc Millot Alix Millot has really hit the heights with her 2019s, which offer vivid freshness and vibrant mid-palate fruit in both the lesser …
Domaine Brandis, with Tom Brandis at the wheel, is one of Denmark's main Burgundy importers. In early November, Tom held his large Wine Festival with a very fine lineup of delightful producers - French, German, Italian; you name it, they were there. A very, very rare bird I had a …
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