Burgundy is the world ... but also a small place, and its specialist wine writers are surprisingly few, although we do meet and greet on occasion. In reality, there is a kind of "competition" among the writers, and this sometimes makes the meetings a bit awkward. Egos are sometimes quite …
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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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2020: Cool in a Hot Year – Elaborated
The 2020 vintage is a serious and somewhat scary beast - to me at least- coming as it does after the outstandingly great red 2019s. Don't get me wrong: I think the 2020s are very, very good, and sometimes even better than the 2019s. It's seemingly a cooler year, and a vintage that often talks to …
Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – tasting the 2020s
It's always delightful to visit Domaine Sirugue, as I get to taste the wines from Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) at the same time. While their wines are serious, they consistently give me a reason to smile. I will present only the Arnaud et Sophie wines in this article; they deserve …
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