A visit to Domaine Bizot is a tremendous treat and a privilege if you like me adore the kind of wines I like to call vin d'émotion. My tasting at Domaine Bizot was therefore particularly interesting, as Jean-Yves Bizot seems to share some of the thoughts behind vins d'émotion. I have for …
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Gros Frère et Soeur – A Quick View of the 2020s
Gros Frère et Soeur does not require any introduction; it's one of the best-known estates in Vosne-Romanée. Yet somehow the domaine has lost some ground over the last 30 years. It is still prominent, yes; but it's no longer amongst the very top picks in the village. This is how it goes: Changes …
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Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2020s
Domaine Henri Gouges has changed in a good way, improving markedly during recent years. Quality there has always been fine, but accessibility and drinkability have progressed tremendously, putting the estate in another league, so to speak. While the Gouges 2019s are quite hedonistic, even the …
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Tasting the Bottled 2019s from Arnoux-Lachaux
I have followed Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux closely for the last five years, as it was clear to me that something exciting and potentially magical was happening there. Not surprisingly, this continued in the fantastic 2019 vintage, a year that produced the opportunity for winegrowers to shine and …
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Visit to Domaine Hubert Lignier – tasting the 2020s
One of the first producers I visited in Burgundy was Domaine Hubert Lignier, back around 2000. At the time it was one of the top estates in Morey-Saint-Denis, producing intense, long-lived, and relatively dark wines. Back in the day, it was the very talented Romain Lignier who ran the estate. …
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