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2015 Burgundy | Worth the hype and more!

I can’t remember when I have enjoyed two solid weeks’ tasting cask samples as much before. Normally after day 8 or 9, at a rate of seven domaines a day and as many as 15 -20 wines at each, fatigue...

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Tasting Burgundy 2015: Our friends the Fichets

There are so many good things to report from our week in Burgundy. Glorious red 2015s from the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits and many superb white Burgundies that will give huge drinking pleasure early while we...

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Tasting Burgundy 2015: from Cathiard to Domaine de l’Arlot

Monday was a very strong line up of top domaines, 7 in total so a very busy day. Our first appointment was at Cathiard, these were gorgeous and the wines showed very well. There were the usual stars and great...

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Tasting Burgundy 2015: Marc Colin, JM Boillot & Benjamin Leroux

A beautiful bright, crisp Thursday morning and the first visit of the day is to the fantastic Domaine Marc Colin in Chassagne Montrachet. One of our favourite domaines, the 2015s certainly didn’t disappoint. Our primary focus here is the whites...

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Harvest in Kent at Gusbourne

15 years in the wine trade, countless vineyard and winery visits, but I realised last week that I had never picked a single grape… So I jumped at the chance to head down to Gusbourne for the one of the...

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