One of my favourite village tastings is l'Elegance de Volnay, which gives one an opportunity to taste wines from various Volnay domaines. This year there was a selection of vintages - 2021, 2020, 2019 - and even some older wines to try. As always, there were surprises. But the trusted …
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Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
Nicolas Faure's wines are, for me, perfect examples of vins d'émotion. They are not perfect wines, they are not technical wines, but they are wines of joy and pleasure, made for hedonistic indulgence with friends (good friends). They are also, sadly, difficult to buy and getting costly in the …
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Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Corvées Pagets
One of my favourite vineyards in Nuits-Saint-Georges is the Clos des Corvées Pagets - located south of Clos de Covées. Both these vineyards were formerly a part of Aux Corvées, an historic lieu-dit. The clos are only part of this terrific, larger vineyard from which domaines such as Arnoux-Lachaux …
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Friendly Burgundy: La Soaperie
Vineyard, cellar, tasting, vineyard, lunch, tasting, tasting, vineyard, tasting - dinner! You know the Burgundian drill. But the region has much more to offer if you know where to look. I have often been amazed by the creativity and craftsmanship that one can find exploring the small villages …
Visit to Château de Charodon – Tasting the Red 2021s
Château de Charodon, under Louis Vallet, is a relatively new name on the Burgundy scene, although Vallet has long worked at different estates here - most recently at Domaine Pierre Bourée, his family domaine. However, he's turned the page and started a new negociant business in the buildings of …
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