The wines of Pierre Henri Rougeot always require some sort of reflection... and the extra layer of sulphur-free wines does make things a bit more complex. In some vintages it is rather simple, while in others a bit more thought is required, as the sulpher/no sulphur pattern is disturbed by the …
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Vin d`émotion understanding the details
The Vin d`émotion scale is simple and very easy to understand, if one or two details are understood. Firstly it is important to understand that the scale has two parts - a base scale evaluating the base qualities ... up to frais et léger and with the purity, energy and tension of the very good …
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Domaine Marc Roy – vintage 2025 bottled
Back at Alexandrine Roy in Gevrey-Chambertin to do an interview, and at the same time we had the chance to retaste the now-bottled 2025s Alexandrine always bottles early ... and the 2025s were bottled on August 25th and 26th just before Alexandrine began her 2026 harvest. The 2025s …
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The wines I love
This week I have been around to visit some of the vignerons who have a special place in my heart... wine friends producing some of the wines that I love or like. On this trip through Burgundy, I brought two artistic friends, Dr Chua Yang and Su Lynn, who helped me illustrate and visualise these …