It has now been more than a decade since I visited Domaine Anne Gros for the first time to taste her Minervois wines. I liked some of them, but at the time I wasn't looking for alternatives to Burgundy, so my focus was rather vague when I first met the CinsO, served by the charming Elodie Roy (who …
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Visit to Cécile Tremblay – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
Visiting Cécile Tremblay last month was special, as her estate has been enlarged with a number of new vineyards (understatement of the year), vineyards that bring Tremblay into another class of vigneronne. She now has more vineyards, and larger portions of some of the top ones, i.e. Beaux Monts and …
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Elevage, Sulphur, and Closures
While some think that making wine is a simple operation, I can assure you this is not the case, particularly as regards modern-day, top-end winemaking in Burgundy. Olivier Lamy is one of the true forerunners in testing new methods to help optimise his wines, and also in helping other vignerons by …
Visit to Domaine Georges Noëllat – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
I always enjoy tasting at Domaine Georges Noëllat, where Maxime Cheurlin has for more than a decade now produced some memorable wines. And so also in 2022! Delaying malo - a note As previously reported, Maxime Cheurlin has begun cooling his cellar to delay malolactic fermentation and …
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Visit to Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet – Tasting the 2022s
A bit about Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Amélie Berthaut has taken over the vineyards of Domaine Berthaut in Fixin from her father's side, and two-thirds of her mother's family's vineyards from Domaine Gerbet in Vosne-Romanée. Nicolas Faure, Amélie's husband, works as vineyard manager at Domaine …
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