A question was sent to the WineHog on Facebook: Could you kindly share some details on what makes vins d'émotion? Change of style by winemakers? Change of climate? Curiously yours... This is a complex, but also very interesting, question. For me, a vin d'émotion has the tension and energy …
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Grand Jours de Bourgogne and the 2020s
The 2022 Grand Jours de Bourgogne are a return to the classic Burgundy wine-tasting week, after two years with Covid. The return included some changes to the format and - as usual - loads of good wines from known and unknown producers. This is a big event with a fine history, and it's a sound …
Domaine Bizot Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées 2006
The 2006 Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées from Jean-Yves Bizot is still surprisingly darkly flavoured and backward. After an hour in the glass, it starts to unfold its usual delightful, energetic, whole-cluster fruit and tantalising Vosne spiciness. Not the most open of Jachées, but the Vosne spiciness …
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Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée 2008
The 2008 Vosne-Romanée from Mugneret-Gibourg is open and ready for business, showing grace and Vosne beauty. The palate is fully open, offering juicy fruit and energetic Vosne notes. This is not a big wine, but rather a display of the core of Vosne as I like it - the fresh, vivid fruit, the …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Chateau 2013
The 2013 Liger-Belair Clos du Chateau is firing on all cylinders, and is a magnificent wine, currently exploding with Vosne spices and airy, energetic fruit. It's very expressive and exuberant, flashing all its scents and spicy notes as a great tribute to Vosne-Romanée. While not a big wine, it …
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