After lunch we were on a mission to find Sophie. Sophie and her family own Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron in Premeaux-Prissey. Sophie’s eldest son, Paul, did the tasting of… Chambolle-Musigny 2012 Pinot noir Cote de Nuits Les Vignottes 2012 Nuits St George Les Fleurteres 2012 – lived up to its name with perfume on the nose… Read More On the Burgundy road again…
We had a slow start this morning when we left the beaten path and ended up quite far from our hotel. We need not have feared because Jenny and Conrad waited for us and we headed to Beaune in a VW Polo. We stopped at vineyards along the way and headed to Vougeot. We had… Read More 3 Chats noirs
Traveling through Beaune you are in contact with the reality of their complicated wine classification system. Seeing the different vineyards and inspecting labels on these precious bottles it becomes easier to understand why a “regional” bottle of Pinot noir can cost E12 and another – at Grand Cru level – E100+. You also hear about… Read More Clos de Vougeot
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