This is a strange year. I normally would have visited Fabien Coche a long time ago, but due to the multiple lockdowns, I never got the chance. And Fabien Coche truly deserves a visit. He is near the top of my list when the world gets back closer to normal again. Fortunately, Fabien's Danish …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix Corton-Charlemagne
David Croix has opened my eyes to red Corton, with his work at both Camille Giraud and Domaine des Croix. I have, however, little experience with the Corton-Charlemagne from David, as I usually taste his reds quite early in their maturation, when the whites are not yet ready for sampling. The …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine des Croix Corton Les Grèves
David Croix has opened my eyes to red Corton, with his work at both Camille Giroud and Domaine des Croix. As I mentioned in a previous article, David Croix is for me one of Corton's masters. He has the ability to transform this big grand cru into a hedonistic treasure and a true wine of …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Morey-Coffinet Chassagne Blanchot Dessus
Montrachet is a legendary vineyard, and while its boundaries have been fixed since 1921, some neighbouring plots and parcels are more closely related to it than others. Thibault Morey has three plots located very close to the promised land. The first is his Batard-Montrachet, located a wall- and …
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Chablis discovery: Domaine Antoine et Laurent Robin
I know I can be somewhat grumpy at times, and complain that many wines produced in Chablis do not treat my snout as well as expected. Clearly, the well-known, top domaines in Chablis always perform. It has been increasingly rare to find new estates to promote - until now, however, as some new …
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