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Discovering Burgundy

DISCOVERING BURGUNDY: Paraphrasing the philosophy of Shrek: ‘Burgundy is like an onion’. Not because (as Donkey suggests) it stinks or makes you cry – though neither of these things can be discounted – but because Burgundy has layers! So many layers in fact that no-one can tell you everything… On the macro level it’s about knowing that the Burgundy region can be found at roughly 3 o’clock on a map of France and is predominantly about white wine made from chardonnay and red wine made from pinot noir. On a micro-level it’s about subtle changes in the vineyard orientation, soil-depth or the fact that the higher part of the slope might be a little more exposed to the wind etc. The links below will take [....]

Round-up of wines tasted

This is basically a round-up of all the wines drunk over the last 6 months. Typically no slurping and spitting; these wines are drunk at home with food and friends but I’ll also place all wines tasted from bottle here. REGIONAL WINES 1999 Nicolas Potel, Côte de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes Medium-plus ruby colur, still showing a little cherry at the rim. The nose shows deep notes with coffee and cherry tart, higher up redcurrants and raspberry. Excellent acidity coupled with mainly red fruit. The tannins are still a little grainy but this is already a lovely drink, the concentration shows that there is no rush though. 2001 Domaine Didier Fornerol, Cote de Nuits Villages Slightly deeper cherry colour. Nose is sweet and slightly minty. [....]

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Discovering Burgundy

Round-up of wines tasted

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