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Tasting Burgundy 2017 | Week Two | Comte Armand, Tollot-Beaut & Bonneau du Martray

Last night we had a delicious dinner at Le Bistro des Cocottes, I am feeling rotund, but managed to get out early this morning for a little jog around the périphérique, yes, miracles do happen! It is 8:54 and I...

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Tasting Burgundy 2017 | Week Two | Simon Bize, de Courcel, Thomas Bouley, Chandon de Brailles & Hubert Lamy

What is quite surprising is that it takes 12 hours from Hampshire to my supper in Beaune, via the Eurostar.  I think a flight from Heathrow next time is back on the agenda! Monday morning, the start of our second...

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Tasting Burgundy 2017 | Day Four | Fourrier, Mortet, Ponsot, Eugenie, Cathiard & Faiveley

Today looks set to be an exciting day’s tasting with some star names from the Côte de Nuits. The first stop was Domaine Fourrier. What a fabulous tasting – this vintage really suits the style of his wines. Jean Marie...

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Tasting Burgundy 2017 | Day Three | Paul Pillot, Etienne Sauzet, Patrick Javillier, Joseph Voillot & Drouhin-Laroze

Still on a high from last night’s supper at Maison du Colombier, where we drank some delicious wines – the highlight being a cracking 2013 NSG from Rouget. This really confirmed to us that Emmanuel is making outstanding wine; it...

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Tasting Burgundy 2017 | Day Two | Lambrays, Laurent Ponsot, Hudelot-Noellat, Geantet-Pansiot & Serafin

Feeling surprisingly fresh and with few ill effects from dinner the night before with Nico Potel and Pascal Marchand, we headed up to Morey St Denis for our first appointment of the day at Domaine des Lambrays with Boris Champy....

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