Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Winehog has a long history with Domaine Dujac. I first visited the estate some 20 years ago to taste the magnificent 1999s - a beautiful memory - and those wines continue to show their beauty. I have followed the Dujac wines since the early 1990s, and have tasted many even older, including a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Dujac – tasting the 2019s
The joy of drinking a true vin d'emotion is unparalleled. Effortless, enjoyable, and hedonistic, these are wines with great drinkability, and they're sometimes even down-to-earth, with true glou-glou character. One of my favourite vins d'emotion is the Clos du Château from Domaine du Comte …
[Read more...] about Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château – my vin d’emotion
In mid-June, I visited Domaine Georges Noëllat to have an early peek at the 2020 vintage. Malolactic fermentation was not fully completed in all the wines, but in general, all were showing well despite that fact. So let's get down to business with the initial comments and notes on the Georges …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Georges Noëllat – tasting the 2020s from cask
François Millet has been a big part of my last 20 years in Burgundy. I have known him since I visited Domaine de Vogüé for the first time in 2000. Now, however, it's time for a change: François Millet is retiring from de Vogüé and joining the family business - or should I say creating a family …
[Read more...] about Millet 2020s: A view into a changing world
One rarely has the opportunity to monitor or research the effects of viticultural efforts and initiatives on the finished wine; this is understandable. Yet a deeper understanding of these methods and their effects could only help quantify the quality of a wine, as well as the basic elements that …
