Vincent Ledy is one of a kind: a guy with a great, unpolished talent, and a vigneron that no doubt will divide opinions amongst many wine geeks. His old-vine intensity (most plots are older than 40 years), low-sulphur vinification and bottling, and unmanipulated fruit - no new oak - produce both …
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A quick tasting of Domaine Bruno Clavelier 2017s
The world is strange. I have been very lucky assembling enough material to continue writing articles during the last three months, when travelling was banned. My first post-virus tasting - earlier this month while observing the rules of social distancing and disinfection - was in Vosne-Romanée: …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Batard-Montrachet
Domaine Faiveley seems to have gotten quite a "bargain" in acquiring the Jean-Pierre Monnot estate in 2008. It added to its already impressive roster of vineyards a strong presence in Puligny-Montrachet - including village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La …
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Faiveley summer wines: a delightful La Framboisière
One of my favorite wines from Faiveley is its top Mercurey: La Framboisière, a wine that always seems to enjoy very well. The assignment: I decided to dive into five affordable wines from the Faiveley portfolio in five articles, and I asked Eve Faiveley to select for me a few lighter summer …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Chartron Clos du Cailleret
One of the best 1ers crus in Puligny-Montrachet is Le Cailleret, which neighbours both Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet - or does it? It's a unique cru. Previously a place to make red Puligny, it is today a complex collection of plots with part - actually two parts - now included in …
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