Understanding Burgundy is all about terroir in my view! The location of the vineyard, the location of the producers plots on the vineyard it’s what defines a wine – and this is why Burgundy is both very complex and even more fascinating.
I’m constantly working on new vineyard profiles and terroir insights, and with the current speed I will have covered all the vineyards in about 300 years – so stay tuned on the list below.
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Gevrey-Chambertin
- Vineyard Insight: Latricières-Chambertin
- Vineyard Insight: Griotte-Chambertin
- Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques … almost grand cru
- Ruchottes-Chambertin – The Thomas-Bassot treasure
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Duroché Chambertin Clos de Bèze
- Terroir Insight: Domaine des Chezeaux Griotte-Chambertin
- The “secret” wine of Domaine Armand Rousseau
Morey-Saint-Denis
- Clos de Tart – the Tête de Cuvée of Morey
- Vineyard Insight: Clos Saint-Denis – the queen of Morey
- Clos de la Roche – the core of Morey-Saint-Denis
- Close to Clos des Lambrays … Clos des Rosiers – Monopole
- Clos des Lambrays – Monopole or not? – update
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Dujac Clos Saint-Denis
- Terroir Insight Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Clos Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
- Vineyard Insight: Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses
- Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles
- Vineyard Insight: Musigny – ownership maps
- Chambolle Musigny – the 1861 classification
- La Combe d’Orveau – village, 1er cru and a part of Musigny
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – History and Vineyards
- Terroir Insight: Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles
- Terroir Insight – Domaine Bertheau Chambolle Les Amoureuses
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Roumier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Mugnier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses
- Terroir Insight: Maison Louis Jadot, Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Tawse Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes Mares
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy Musigny
- Domaine Faiveley acquire more Les Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Musigny – a minuscule cuvée
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Georges Roumier, Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Jacques Prieur Musigny
- Terroir Insight: Domaine J.-F. Mugnier Musigny
Vougeot
Flagey Echezeaux
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux
- Terroir insight – DRC Grands-Echezeaux
- Terroir insight – Jayer-Gilles Echezeaux du Dessus
Vosne-Romanee
- Vineyard Insight: Vosne Romanee Clos des Réas
- Villages vines from the Vosne twilight zone – Aux Réas
- Vineyard Insight: Vosne-Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres
- The monopole in the mountains beyond La Combe Brulée
- The Essence of La Romanee
- Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots – a fragmented delight
- Cros Parantoux – the sweet spot of Richebourg
- La Tâche – a historic view on a legendary grand cru
- Vosne-Romanee Les Gaudichots – History, owners & wines – update
- Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts the resurrection of a great 1er cru
- La Grande Rue – in a Vosne-Romanee sweet spot
- Vosne-Romanee La Croix Rameau in the outskirts of Saint Vivant
- Le Clos Goillotte – a unique Vosne-Romanee village
- Romanee Saint-Vivant – new historic details
- Vosne-Romanee Derriére Le Four – the lost vineyard
- Romanee Saint-Vivant – history, plots and owners – new update
- Richebourg – history, plots and owners – new update
- Romanee-Saint-Vivant – the wines, domaines and negociants
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Les Chaumes
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots
- Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Château
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Jean Grivot Richebourg
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Aux Brulées
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanee Aux Brulées
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Meo-Camuzet Aux Brulées
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy, Vosne Les Beaux Monts
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy Richebourg
- The monopole in the mountains beyond La Combe Brulée
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Clos Frantin Aux Malconsorts
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Méo-Camuzet, Richebourg
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Les Petits Monts
- Terroir Insight: Henri Jayer Richebourg
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leroy Romanee Saint-Vivant
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Cathiard Aux Malconsorts
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Cathiard Vosne-Romanee Les Suchots
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane
Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
- Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Laviéres
- Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts
- Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges
- Twilight Zone – Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Bas de Combe
- Vineyard Insight: Clos St. Marc a small and forgotten monopole
- Clos de l’Arlot … a monopole with four wines
- Clos de la Maréchale – The largest monopole in Burgundy
- Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Didiers
- Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
- Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Aux Cras
- Vineyard Insight: Clos St. Marc a small and forgotten monopole
Comblanchien
Beaune
Meursault
- The best village terroirs in Meursault – a historic view
- Meursault Dessous and Dessus … the old classifications
- Le Blagny-Blanc – overlooked and forgotten?
Puligny-Montrachet
- Red Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles ? or a red Les Caillerets?
- Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles and the 1861 classification
- Les Demoiselles – Puligny 1er cru and part of Chevalier-Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Bouchard Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte
Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Bouchard Pere et Fils Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Ramonet Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Domaine Leflaive, Montrachet
- Terroir Insight: Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Le Montrachet