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Trapet and Chambertin - two words that for 100 years have been closely linked together by the Trapet family's important ownership of vines in this mighty grand cru. Arthur Trapet decided to buy his first plot of Chambertin in May 1919, and this holding was later expanded to become the …
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One of the best 1ers crus in Puligny-Montrachet is Le Cailleret, which neighbours both Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet - or does it? It's a unique cru. Previously a place to make red Puligny, it is today a complex collection of plots with part - actually two parts - now included in …
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Tasting red Burgundies made without oak is a relatively new thing for me … at least in the top-end level - 1er cru and up!. I have tasted oak-based wines in 25 years and more so please bear with me here. I need to learn and first and foremost taste more .., before I get my head around this as …
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There are quite a few new estates created in Burgundy every year, but somehow the Domaine Marshall in Nuits-Saint-Georges is the most exiting newcomer in years. Domaine Marshall has the vineyards ... good 1er crus ... Domaine Marshall is uncompromised with an ambitious attitude to viticulture …
I think Hadrien Brissaud still qualify as a new name in Burgundy and he definitely has a talent that he is trying to form and develop. He comes from the insurance business so he has perhaps a more academic view of winemaking... The link to the wine business nonetheless exists, as his family …
