Sometimes, great surprises can reveal themselves from your very own neighbourhood and the people you know from another context. Aurélie Ledy is a charming "neighbour" from the wine business in Nuits-Saint-Georges. She is a part of Domaine Vincent Ledy - just around the corner from my home. I …
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Domaine Pavelot in Pernand
Domaine Pavelot is one of the better-known domaines of Pernand-Verglesses, and while I taste the Pavelot wines from time to time, I have never visited the estate. This year, I decided to pay the Pavelots a visit, to get a better overview of the wines they are making. Pavelot is an old Domaine …
Harvest 2025 – More Rain …
The rain could prove to be a deciding factor for the Reds in 2025. The pinots were suffering with the effects of the heat wave... with a risk to have little and very concentrated juice .... Then rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges and on August 31st, we had further rain in the …
Harvest 2025 – And then came the rain
The rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The rain was scattered, and some areas got quite a lot, while others only got a few drops. Comte Liger-Belair began harvest on August 29th with Clos de Chateau, Clos des Grande Vignes and Vosne Chaumes. DRC got some more Grands …
La Pierre Ronde 2023 – Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne and his refined creations
A visit to Antoine de la Bigne at La Pierre Ronde is always a treat. Antoine might not have the greatest of terroirs, and while his wines are great in many ways, they are not shouting and pushing this. They are subtle and delicate with an unusual intellectual stance. The La Pierre Ronde wines …
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