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November 11 2024

Chateaux Lynch Bages & Pichon Lalande: six vintages, 2005-1966

Bordeaux

This was a recent tasting I led for my local tasting group, the Jeroboam Club, in the UK.  They had…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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September 27 2024

Berries to Barrels: Wrapping up the Harvest 2024

Burgundy

Simon and his father Franck Follin-Arbelet.   The harvest season is wrapping up in Burgundy. The last grapes are being…

Written by Manon Millot

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September 13 2024

Berries to Barrels: A Month in the Trenches at Domaine Follin-Arbelet

Burgundy

Burgundy 2024 Harvest and Winemaking Journal   Bienvenue to my Harvest and Winemaking Journal! For the next month, I'll be…

Written by Manon Millot

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June 21 2024

Burgfest report: 2020 whites

Burgundy

That we were asking ourselves whether 2020 had provided the best ever white Burgfest tells you all you need to…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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May 2 2024

Bordeaux 2023 – Vintage Report

Bordeaux

Bordeaux 2023 is a vintage born out of an adversity that stretched from the climatic to market conditions and, beyond…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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December 21 2023

2022 Burgundy – How wrong we were!

Burgundy

In 2022 the Burgfest tasting of 2018 reds fell during the early days of the harvest.  I have clear recollections…

Written by Manon Millot

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January 11 2023

Vintage Report: Burgundy 2021 by Matthew Hemming MW

Burgundy

Chiselled whites with the sort of ‘proper’ structure that’s becoming uncommon in our era of solar vintages. Elegant and fine-boned…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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