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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I go to Burgundy more than five times a year to taste, to visit vignerons, to walk the vineyards ... yet still I find new or to me unknown producers and vineyards - this is the beauty and the complexity of Burgundy - the region I love so much. Even unknown monopole vineyards can still turn up - …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles
I love Chambolle-Musigny perhaps the most vibrant and sensual appellation ... While the Chambolle appellation is rather large the number of top end producers located in the village of Chambolle is rather limited, and somehow it's not often a bright new star is rising from this village. There …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight – Domaine Bertheau Chambolle Les Amoureuses
One of my favorite parts of Burgundy is Premeaux - and since I seem to be the only one to think that Premeaux should have its own appellation - l think its fair to assume that it will continue to be a part of Nuits-Saint-Georges for now. I have covered many of the Premeaux monopoles, but somehow …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
Charles Lachaux has made tremendous progress at Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, winemaking is now done with a lighter hand - less oak and less extraction and furthermore a high percentage of whole cluster is now used. While the top wines have always been very fine from this estate the change in …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Aux Reignots
The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation is large with quite a lot of rather large Grand Crus generously allocated when the current classification was established. Not all plots of the Gevrey Grand Crus are of high standard, and yet still they are famous in the Burgundy world where names like Charmes …
[Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Latricières-Chambertin
