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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Some of the famours and best terroirs producing our beloved white Burgundies have actually produced red wines if one goes some decades or a century back. Gradually the production of red wines in the Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet appellations have been reduced, as Pinot Noir vines …
[Read more...] about Red Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles ? or a red Les Caillerets?
If one look at the old sources the area and borders of the Montrachet vineyard were not very clear and well defined, and it was not until 1921 Montrachet found it's current size and borders. The current size of Montrachet is 7.998 ha divided almost equally between Chassagne-Montrachet (3.9873 ha) …
[Read more...] about Montrachet – the historic evidence and the expansion in 1921
Domaine Duroché is one of the rising stars of Gevrey-Chambertin - as Pierre Duroché has increased the quality of the wines significantly within the latest vintages - the 2014s are lovely, the 2015s are magnificent and the 2016s are perhaps even more impressive. Pierre Duroché is a lucky …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Duroché Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a legendary estate, and while the wines are getting tremendous acclaim throughout the world there are one or actually several relatively unknown vineyards and a rather overlooked wine in the portfolio. It is well known that Domaine de la Romanée-Conti produces an …
[Read more...] about The white DRC from Saint-Vivant de Vergy
One of the most tranquille and beautiful places in Burgundy is the legendary hill in Curtil-Vergy where one find the reminders of the once so influential Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy. The Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy was a dominant factor in Burgundy before the French revolution, and …
[Read more...] about The Aligote on the Vergy hill – LE CHÊNE DU COURT
