I have now completed the first half of my 2022 tastings, with numerous domaines visited and the wines still relatively early in their development. So here is my mid-point assessment of the vintage, and after having looked at my initial view of the '22s, I think the evaluation then was pretty …
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Your Vins d’Emotion?
We can all remember the bottles that have given us the greatest experiences, and sometimes we can (hopefully) recall the ones that gave us the greatest pleasure: the true vins d'émotion. I want to know your vins d'émotion Send me a message (below) and tell me about the wine, when you drank …
Visit to Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg – Tasting the 2022s
These are exciting times at Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, with its new guest rooms in La Maison de Jacqueline just opened. Vosne-Romanée is all of a sudden brimming with life and tempting offers. And there's more! The 2022s, shown to me by Marie-Andrée Nauleau-Mugneret, are in my view the most …
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Domaine Ponsot: 2022s Continue to Shine
I've returned to Domaine Ponsot to taste the 2022s with Alexandre Abel, the estate's talented winemaker. Visiting Domaine Ponsot is always a special treat, if one understands and appreciates the Ponsot wines. Tasting wine is, however, a question of timing and palate (one's preferences). Despite …
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Seduced by Champagne: New on Winehog
When I launched the Winehog, I decided to focus almost exclusively on Burgundy, and to tone down all the other wines I have tasted over the years. I'm a geek when it comes to Mosel wines of the 1990s and Bordeaux from the 1980s to the mid-'90s, but circumstances meant that my interest in these …