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A pleasing St Aubin 2007, perfect to drink today – but has mileage yet.
Domaine Vincent Girardin Saint Aubin Premier Cru En Remilly 2007. I gave this not only a bold, but a bold and red. Why? The price alone gives it an extra dimension of appeal. At just about 20 euros in...
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Jacques Lardière: un homme extraordinaire
A fine tasting of 2011s before lunch Over 40 years ago, when Jacques Lardiere was just in his second year with the venerable domain of Louis Jadot in Burgundy, he proved his skills in a vintage that...
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Burgundy odyssey: update with monopole vineyards from Nuits-Saint-Georges
My Burgundian Odyssey in mid November 2012: update with notes from Nuits St Georges An amazing 1962 still full of life and subtle opulence: scroll to the Bouchard section! Tasting 2012 from barrel...
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A bird’s eye view of Burgundy 2010, thanks to Bouchard Père & Fils
The ultimate Chardonnay 2010 combines some of the richness of 2009 with the precision of 2008 Spring is near and as good a time as any for the refined pleasure of Burgundy. The sun is shining in...
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Ugly 2013 weather, but fine Burgundy wine: mostly 2011s and 2012s (Update...
By Panos Kakaviatos As I finalize this post, I have just returned from Vinexpo in Bordeaux where I attended the annual Fete de la Fleur, a big party meant to celebrate the flowering cycle of the...
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Storms collide: 10 remarks from Alex Gambal in Beaune (update 25 July)
By Panos Kakaviatos Thanks to Alex Gambal, here an update on my previous posting Wednesday (see below) about two storms that collided over the Côte de Beaune causing much damage in vineyards there. A...
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Tasting Michel Laroche Chablis
By Panos Kakaviatos Well, now, I have finally found some time to continue with wines I had tasted way back in … June this year during Vinexpo. Not too worried about this posting because it is about...
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Tasting Burgundy 2012 with a master: Philippe Prost of Bouchard Pere & Fils
By Panos Kakaviatos Using stems is not necessary in winemaking and those who think that a Burgundian wine made with stems is necessarily good are wrong, remarked Philippe Prost, director for Bouchard...
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By Panos Kakaviatos Sorry for the flippant title. But after I heard that prices for the lowly Bourgogne Passetousgrains will likely increase by about 25% on average in 2012… And that the more...
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2013 Burgundy samples in November 2013 better than expected
Prices higher and higher in Burgundy reflected in record sales figures at the 2013 Hospices de Beaune auction. Wines tasted at the press conference above, where journalists heard that in 2014, it any...
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