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Nice notes - Duroché has also been a recent discovery of mine. Had a great visit last year - they have changed a lot of the last years, and the estate seems to be on the right track.

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Consider: François Raquillet Mercurey 1er Cru Les Nauges Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois François Raquillet Mercurey 1er Cru Les Nauges: confirmed, especially for the money - tried it on its own, but would be interesting to taste against a Cote de Beaune or Nuits 1er cru. Duroché Gevrey-Chamb...

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I will be in Chicago from 2 to 5 May, and Boston until 9 May, coming over from Europe. If you organize something in that period, happy to join - I am accompanying my wife in Chicago who is participating in an alumni event at the UoC down south, and I am not planning on participating in every single ...

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Luckily Prieur Roch is a cult producer in Europe, so had no difficulty disposing of the remaining three. But that is one producer I will steer well clear of. I rarely see them written about in Europe - someone told me it is mainly Asia driving pricing, due to the link with Romanee-Conti. Never trie...

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I wouldn't think so: the winemaker is a special kind of character (one might describe him as "difficult") - I doubt that he would play the supply / demand game to up pricing.

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Btw , I had dinner Friday evening at the German 3 star restaurant Christian Bau , near the Luxembourg border . Absolutely amazing , one of the best 3-stars I have ever visited . We had a lot of old German Rieslings ( 1998 , 2001 ... ) and they were delicious . They are also low in alcohol which hel...

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All very good tips. I might come over from Europe in the beginning of may for my wife's reunion weekend in Chicago and will consider these. Would be great to meet up. I did the same thing 2 years ago with someone from this board. It was a fun evening!

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Great notes Herwig, thank you. Sounds like a fun evening out in Antwerp.

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Thank you Howard, so this seems to confirm that the 2014 vintage was still relatively good in Verduno, a northern region of Barolo, compared to certain other villages.

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It is indeed a very interesting opinion, that poses very valid questions. Is it normal that a Meursault all of a sudden tastes like a Chablis? I don't pass judgment, but I am glad the discussion is at least out in the open. I fully agree that this is a complex topic, and unless you are immersed in B...

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Nice tasting, but the Mortet CdV 2002 is missing

. Had it a few weeks ago, and your notes on the Grivot seems to resemble my impressions.

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You are correct: she will get a parcel of Clos Vougeot, a large parcel of Vosne Beaux Monts, and more Morey-Saint-Denis village. The domaine will maybe grow by 20% I figure, but I need to ask her the exact figures. Currently the vines are in fermage (tact precludes my saying to who), so there will ...

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Hi Mark, it was a fairly tasty wine. I wouldn't seek it out but happy to drink another glass if it came my way. Good to know, I remember my father buying a couple of cases of this and the Hommage, under the influence of RP. They have been way too powerful for me, curious to know if that is changing.

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Also consider some well made vitello tonnato - will not overpower the wine, is delicious and can be made in small servings. Drawback is that you need a butcher who can cook the veal and slice it very thinly, unless you can do that at home. Our butcher roasts the veal lightly, which isn't the "real" ...

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Robert Grenley wrote: ↑
November 20th, 2018, 11:36 pm
Anyone have a pretty good idea which Burgundy producers usually destem and which almost always do whole cluster and which may occupy the middle ground and may or may not add a variable amount?

I asked at Gouges last year, and surprisingly, they always destem and have always done so.

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Big money will buy the Domains sooner or later. This has certainly nothing to do with the world I started to discover and love 35 years ago. Agreed in part, as it's often not the whole that is being sold: for the last 10-20 years, we have already been moving away from the winemaker as owner model t...

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The greatest wines for the least money, again IMO, are from the best ageworthy producers from the best towns in the Cote de Beaune: Volnay from Pousse d'Or and Marquis d'Angerville; Pommard from de Courcel and Comte Armand; Beaune from Besancenot, Morot and (you won't find them here) Lycee Viticole...

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Barry Rothof wrote: ↑
November 7th, 2018, 1:44 pm
Thx Thomas great wines and notes! Yes quite a few restaurants in Belgium have deep cellars and longstanding Burgundy allocations but don't know the place in Brussels?

You can see the restaurant on his instagram profile. But a nice list, should visit when I get to Brussels.

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I have had some very tasty 07s over the last months - contrary to some 06s which did excite me less. Village level 10s also quite good, though would wait a few years compared to 07s.

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I wouldn't exclude old school producers in Macon, such as Guffens-Heynen, who seem to have excellent premox records.

A nice article by WF Kelley: https://wfkelley.com/2017/03/25/rebel-a ... e-guffens/

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I did not like the 11’s I tasted in general, although I had very little experience tasting them. I skipped the vintage except for 1 Djuac CSD (not sure...I must have committed to it prior), and 5 total bottles of Rousseau...probably so I could ray in the mix for the next vintages. Has anyone had an...

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Thanks all, this is very helpful. Agree that if I'm planning on drinking the wine it makes zero sense to put it 'in bond'. Appreciate the recommendation on Berry Bros - familiar with them and the existing info they have online is very helpful. No idea where I'll be living yet. When I lived there la...

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I don't think they are dumb questions, but would it not be easier to get in touch with a large merchant who sells a lot in bond, like Berry Bros, https://www.bbr.com? They should have a clear answer for you?

Edit: https://www.bbr.com/shopping/in-bond

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Are these wines expensive in the US? The 05 clos des forets is drinking pretty amazing at this stage. I have had 2 in the last 3 months. In Europe, it has gone under the radar a bit in recent years.

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I am looking to buy a couple of bottles (based in Europe) of 2014, ao to have a few bottles of each year and to try to get on the first row for 2015 and 2016. Just this weekend, I paid EUR 170 all-in for a bottle of 2011 in a shop in Amsterdam as I didn't have one yet. It was the bottle with the art...

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So they started on 20 September and are still harvesting on 2 October? Are these still kabinett level grapes sugar content wise?

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what is the price of this wine? In the States, high, if you can find it. Looks to be between $70 and $100 in Europe. One retailer in the states has one vintage (2009) and they want $185/btl, which is more than a little bit insane OK...I would have thought around $50...but still, there seems to be a...

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Independently from whether it is good or not, I think it's a great evolution that top red winemakers are expanding beyond the standard village of VR, CM, GC etc and venture out into the surrounding villages which should have an impact on the pricing (hopefully) - what is the price of this wine?

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September 30th, 2018, 7:25 pm
Hmm. Only had Beaujolais reds. Didn't know there were Mâconnais whites. Intriguing.

Isn't this producer a distributor turned winemaker? My guess is that he buys the grapes en négoce, but I could be wrong. The beaujolais I have tried were pretty good, although not typical.

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Can someone enlighten me on what type of product the domaine that would do the elevage, gets? Grapes, pressed juices, fermented juice, juice already in barrels? Ie curious to know what type of control a domaine would be able to assert over the finished product.

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The normales are for still around here for the following prices (all-in): 2013 Barbaresco: 27.45 2014 Barbaresco: 29.40 2015 Barbaresco : 31.35 Which one would you recommend for the medium term? Is that dollars or euros? Euros - dollars are not yet that common around these places (ie Luxembourg).

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Nice pictures - curious to try this. I assume they will make other wines than Kabinett from this vineyard? Any idea when they will do the next round?

And I realize it's only about a 1 hour drive from here....

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The normales are for still around here for the following prices (all-in):

2013 Barbaresco: 27.45
2014 Barbaresco: 29.40
2015 Barbaresco : 31.35

Which one would you recommend for the medium term?

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The problem with the Georges Noellat wines is that they have gone from being reasonable to insanely expensive way too fast. Curious to know where this price hike comes from in the US. Ex-domaine, the wines are still very reasonably priced. Retail pricing seems very steep in the US. We served the re...

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The problem with the Georges Noellat wines is that they have gone from being reasonable to insanely expensive way too fast. Curious to know where this price hike comes from in the US. Ex-domaine, the wines are still very reasonably priced. Retail pricing seems very steep in the US. We served the re...

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I have a couple more questions about an upcoming trip at the end of October. On the back end we are going to go to Lake Como for a couple days. Likely Bellagio. Any recommendations for things to do up there? You should check whether end of October is a good period to visit. I wouldn't be surprised ...

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As a quick update, I spent a few in Burgundy this week. Things were looking good, although rain was lacking. People were concerned with phenolic maturity starting to become stuck due to lack of thereof. Berries were super concentrated (according to Cecile Tremblay, a bit too much, "very thick skins"...

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Legally, "Domaine" can only be used for producers that make wine from their own vineyards, right? I wonder if the "Mis en bouteille au domaine" carries the same legal implication. Yes. It's Domaine. http://www.domaine-leroy.com/homepage/ Careful relying just on the website, because in my view, she ...

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This is domaine. Label says "propriétaire" so can only be domaine. Actually drunk this a couple of months ago. Very good bottle, though pricing there is becoming a bit detached from quality, however high it is. Thomas, agreed for these bottles, but what about metayage arrangements? The winemaker wo...

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Did their former importer, Kacher, pick the most overtly oaky barrels for export? I do think that this is an interesting point, although the only winemaker I know whose importer selects barrels specifically for the American market, is Gerard Raphet. So there, the wines for the US market are definit...

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Interesting take JW. I've only had a handful, from villages to Lavaux and some others. With enough age, it would seem, but nothing that I would consider "older" Maybe I'm catching them too young. Always strike me as full-fruit and rather polished/modern. Just my personal view, Dennis, from visiting...

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I am always surprised that the wines of Claude Dugat are considered as new world pinot noir. When you visit there is absolutely nothing modern about the winery. Makes you wonder whether the lighter style currently en vogue is not the more worked one. And his wines are definitely on the cheaper end o...

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FYI it's currently raining in the whole region...will visit in a couple of weeks time before harvest, which I believe is currently expected to be end of August for the whites and beginning of September for the reds.

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For a bit of a mixed vintage. Very much like the chambolle s I have tried. More hit and miss I Gevrey-Chambertin. But then again, I don't drink them super old...

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From last year: Wow. This is good stuff. Transparent color with strawberry and delicate orange peel on the nose. Taste is perfectly in balance with well integrated oak. Soft and no aggressive acidity. Classy. In drinking window. When it's good why wait?

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As far as I can see on social media, the market is flooded with jayer fakes. Would never even think of buying bottles like these.

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Bizot and Arnoux-Lachaux can hardly be described as under the radar in Western Europe.

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A tasting note from a month ago: Thierry Richoux Irancy 2009. Brought back from the domaine a week ago by my brother. Color very light red, nice evolution. On the nose, light red fruit, bit of pomegranate and meat. More in direction of Gevrey-Chambertin. On the palate, not super lengthy, but already...

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Or drive up into the Alta Langhe -- the hills to the south of Barolo and Barbaresco -- for lunch. It's quite a different world up there. More hazelnuts than vines, and quite off the beaten track. I haven't been to La Coccinella in some years, but it still has a good reputation. It indeed still is a...

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Inclusion of stems gives DRC wines a very unique profile when young. The truth of the matter is that some people can't tell whites from reds when served blindfolded and most folks will have difficulty telling GCs from village wines. Mostly agree with this statement. An experienced palate can probab...

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