Château de Pommard/Famille Carabello-Baum, Bourgogne, France
Website: https://chateaudepommard.com/ In 2014, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Michael Baum bought the historical Château de Pommard with its 25 hectares of
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Domaine Guyon, an unsung hero in Bourgogne
Jean-Pierre Guyon isn’t as well known as he should be. I first came across him with Dirk Niepoort, who has
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In Bourgogne: Domaine des Terres de Velle
Website: https://www.terresdevelle.fr/ This is a domaine that started from scratch in 2009. Sophie and Fabrice Laronze were Burgundian, but not
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Highlights: De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2018 France
Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make
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Aligoté study: three wines compared
I’m really interested in Aligoté, and it seems that this once neglected grape variety is finding increasing support. There’s a
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Highlights: Domaine Bourgogne-Deveaux Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune ‘La Perriere’ 2017
This is a lovely Hautes-Côtes wine. This is an interesting region of Bourgogne. The Hautes-Côtes are split in two (Beaune
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In pursuit of Aligoté: visiting Les Champs des Themis, Bouzeron
Jamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet, who’s making some amazing Aligoté in Bouzeron – Bourgogne’s appellation devoted to the grape. He
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Video: Les Champs de Themis, championing Aligoté
Jamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet of Les Champs de Themis, who farms 4.5 hectares of vines organically. He’s based in
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Highlights: Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne Les Femelottes 2018
This is an impressive wine from the newly-exciting Meursault-based Domaine Chavy Chouet. Femelottes is a 3 hectare parcel on clay/sand
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Highlights: Domaine Rougeot ‘Les Plumes’ Bourgogne Aligoté 2018
This is from a 1.5 hectare vineyard next to Meursault, planted in 1974. Pierre-Henri Rougeot bottles the whole lot without
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