12 Months of Burgundy - Some personal musings after a year of tasting wines - long and possibly very boring

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Two threads for burg newbies

Consolidated off-the-beaten-path Burgundy TNs

Kermit Lynch said many years ago that if one is looking for the best values, one must look where others aren’t looking. Never has that been more true than in Burgundy today (for all of the obvious reasons). In the recent under-the-radar red Burgundy thread, Dan Bailey chimed in with the likes of Jean-Marc Pillot’s lovely Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean (from 110 year-old plus vines) and Jeremy Holmes identified Jean-Marc Vincent’s beautiful Santenay cuvees and others. My aim is to begin a …

Thoughts on Buying and Consuming BURGUNDY

Quick Intro: I’m quite early on in my wine buying and drinking career and have already found myself entranced with Burgundy. It seems to be arguably the most intellectually stimulating region and I love the taste of the wines. I’ve been fortunate to taste a lot of Burgundy already, including some of the big names: DRC, Roumier, Dujac, Leflaive, Raveneau etc. As I have begun to buy wine to cellar over the last few years, I’ve done my best to snag bottles from the most lauded producers while also …