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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Marc Roy is one of my favorite visits in Gevrey - always lovely wines here - and June seems to be a good time to taste the wines, as they often are quite far in their development in cask and will be bottled already in the fall. Now you probably begin to think - How many favourite …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Marc Roy – tasting of the 2017 vintage
39 celsius ... trying to find some shadow for the car on Place des Marronniers - then a short walk to Domaine Marc Roy. It's burning hot and even the short trip across RN974 is daunting mid-day - Vikings are not made for these temperatures. At Domaine Marc Roy I find Marc Roy himself just back …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Marc Roy – tasting of the 2016 vintage
Domaine Marc Roy is in my view one of the best producers in Gevrey-Chambertin - with a very fine selection of village wines. Alexandrine Roy is the dynamic winemaker at Domaine Marc Roy and she has produced some lovely 2014s - wines I tasted in March 2015. The 2014s are now bottled and the 2015s …
[Read more...] about Initial Impressions – Domaine Marc Roy 2015
I know ... should have saved this for a rainy day ... but the Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine from Domaine Marc Roy 2012 is just too tempting. The bouquet is bursting with red berry fruit, characteristic notes of pomegranate spiced with a fine earthy minerality, violets .. quite floral and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine 2012
The Clos Prieur is a delighful wine from a special terroir located just below Mazis-Chambertin. In the nose delicate quite floral red fruit, cinnamon, and perfumed by a quite intense chalky/earthy minerality. On the palate crisp and cool with this fine chalkiness playing with the red berries. I love …
[Read more...] about Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 2014
