How fabulous to have Anne Parent as a speaker in today's presentation for NYC journalists and trade about the terroir of Burgundy. Burgundy News anne parent burgundy jeanne-marie de champshad tasted several of her producers which you can find with this link.

“In Burgundy, nobody has that! Rodriguez said that when he presented the idea of a terroir-based bottling to the 17 or so growers who had provided grapes to Remelluri, they were overjoyed. Telmo Rodriguez was in full cry when I met him in New York City recently. Just a few brands? Nobody wants to talk about site, or villages.

1836 was the year the first considerable professional association was formed to promote the interests of the negoticiants and freedom of the trade in Burgundy. We shared a few things in common, yet key among them was enjoyment of fine Burgundy wine. -. Burgundy News grandes jours de burgundy Union des Maisons de Vins de Bourgogne

The trend among the best producers, large and small, is finding ‘micro sites’ with specific terroir. Think the tiny plots of Burgundy. Curious to discover S. African wine? Though imports are high in the UK, it’s often difficult to find wine from S. Africa in the United States, even in a large city like New York. Happy travels! News S.

Okay, I never have a problem with mature Burgundy, or mature red wine in general. This is an easy drinking wine that I think faithfully expresses terroir. I've been having a hard time with red wine lately. White wine is so much more versatile with food, so much easier to drink on its own. There could be many reasons for my bias.

I had a birthday in November and a friend gave me a fantastic gift - Matt Kramer's "Making Sense of Burgundy." There are discussions of value in Burgundy and the relative achievements of individual producers (and it's fascinating to compare his predictions about rising stars with the producers today who are making waves). Or does it?

We tend to value the idea of vinifying individual plots separately, as in Burgundy, and increasingly now in Champagne. Could it really be that simple - great terroir, old vines, great plant material, good vineyard work, intelligent wine making? The company was great, and so were the food and the wines. Stirring risotto makes him happy.

the soils are volcanic and the wine shows a definitive sense of terroir. Really delicious wine - very pleasantly surprised by the intense red cherry high notes and refreshing, lightweight texture of this wine which resembled a top cru Burgundy more than a heavy, saturated California Zinfandel. Very mineral rich!"

Joliet’s father modernized the winery and seemingly inspired in his son a quest to get the most of the grand cru terroir and literally put it on the map of the fine wine world. Though the terroir is 1st cru, he makes two styles of reds, one from old vines, and one from younger vines. “Your grandfather actaually used that press!” link].

The wines are very ripe, full in body, and I've often thought that they do not express terroir as well as they do in the less ripe vintages. have no idea what 2010 will bring in the finished wines of Champagne, in Burgundy, in the Jura, or in the other places I love. Okay, now that I have your attention. That sounds exciting, no?

Marc Olliver made this special wine from very old vines on Clisson granite terroir by leaving it on the lees for two years. There are still boxes and bags cluttering the new apartment, I haven't really unpacked yet. worked until it reached a livable state, and then I paused, settled in a little. went to the farmer's market, I cooked dinner.

There are many answers to this question, but I decided that I would use basically the same approach that I use with Burgundy wine. In Burgundy it's this is relatively straight forward - the basic wines are regional wines, Bourgognes and the like. like the wines very much in general, but I'm still a bit intimidated. some do not.

On March 16, Burgundy Wines came to Manhattan to educate journalists about "the lesser known village appellations from Burgundy." Jeanne-Marie is super keyed into Burgundy, and you can read more about her and our visits to different producers here. Burgundy News burgundy jeanne-marie du cjamps terroir

The moves notably included promoting Antonio Galloni to a greater role, as Galloni took over reviewing California wines from Parker himself as well as adding coverage of Burgundy (ex-Beaujolais) to his beat that already included Champagne and all of Italy. He took a break from tasting in Burgundy, where he is now, to respond. And NFL?

It was great on several levels - first of all, Fourrier's wines are fascinatingly terroir expressive and it is so instructive to taste them next to each other. Will the 2009's be as detailed and expressive of specific terroir as Burgundy lovers want them to be? Neal Rosenthal Fourrier Tastings BurgundyYes, 100 year old.

JMF: Chambertin is a place I would love to make wine, the terroir is fantastic. BG ( flipping through notebook, looking for questions he meant to ask ): What about climate change - do you think it is an issue in Burgundy? Last December in Burgundy it was -10 degrees Celsius. BG: I want to ask you about farming. Jacques.

The hills of Champagne, as in Burgundy, are divided into many individually named vineyards, some containing more than one lieu-dit , or named parcel. guess Mesnil has been considered great terroir for a long time, and Salon recognized the power of marketing the single village wine. Champagne is a blended wine, mostly.

When trying to learn about terroir, Champagne presents challenges that Burgundy, for example, does not. Although the majority of Burgundy wines are of the regional or villages classification, single vineyard bottles are so widely available that your local wine shop doesn't have to be particularly creative to stock them.

The terroir left a stamp here that after 25 years continues to speak as loudly as the grape. We drank three mature white Burgundy wines, one from Meursault, one from Puligny, and one Corton-Charlemagne. Another fellow disagreed, saying that the wine didn't have the mouth feel of Nebbiolo, that this was more Burgundy.

The first rule of Burgundy Wine Club is: you do not talk about Burgundy Wine Club. The second rule of Burgundy Wine Club is: you do not talk about Burgundy Wine Club. What do you do if you want to experience some of the greatest wines of Burgundy, but you don't have the money to make it happen? Premoxed! Corked!

Awesome wine, and it's the same price as a newly released 1er cru red Burgundy from a good terroir. White Burgundy is tough to buy, I think. The range includes some very good terroirs and the wines are made in a classic understated style. December tends to be a good month for wine drinking. Very impressive. Very lovely.

Cecile Mathiaud pouring wine at the December 8, 2010 Burgundy Training Seminar Imagine how lucky you would be to experience Burgundy right in the middle of Manhattan! Several lucky journalists were able to experience six wines from Burgundy, and two Cremant (sparkling wine) on December 8th 2010. More restrained in its vibrance.

The palate is elegant and shows great intensity and focus, and without weight, exactly the kind of thing that makes Burgundy and Beaujolais lovers swoon. I love Jean Foillard's wines. There are many great Beaujolais wines, but if I were forced to choose only one to drink (and thank goodness I am not), I would choose Foillard's wines. as in ?,

Then you learn aphorisms like "good producers make good wine in all vintages," and perhaps you focus more on terroir and producers. And one day you spend $75 on a great producer's villages Burgundy from 2004, and you realize that it might be true that good producers make good wine in all vintages, but there are better ways to spend $75.

My favorite though was the Meursault-Genevrieres with its nose of restrained butter and stony, mineral-rich terroir - elegant! “Welcome,&# says Jean-Baptiste, an energetic dark-haired man, ushering us inside his very modern tasting room of this newly built structure. It is aged in old oak barrels and quite refreshing.

His goal – like virtually all the Burgundian producers I’ve met - is to let the wine express the terroir. The terroir lies between Gamay and the village of Saint-Aubin, with east-facing plots on a slope with clay limestone soil. The Blagny “La pièce sous le Bois&# Premier Cru is strongly marked by its terroir.

Enthusiasts of French wine often either love Burgundy or Bordeaux. For Daniel Johnnes , who imports many Burgundies as well as organizing the annual celebration of fine and rare Burgundy known as La Paulée, it’s pretty clear where his allegiance lies. On the left, Pascal Collotte of Chateau Jean Faux.

It is commonly said that 2004 is the worst recent vintage for red wine in Burgundy. As Bill Nanson of Burgundy Report first wrote about , ladybugs were all over the vineyards in 2004. The group seemed to agree that 2004 is a vintage in which the quality of the wines very closely adheres to the relative nobility of terroir.

And if from the old world, could it be a Loire instead of Pinot Noir’s traditional home of Burgundy? And if Burgundy, what appellation? If you’ve been to Burgundy or have studied the region, you know that practically every square inch has a different terroir. Yet what sort of Pinot Noir?

If these wines were represented the way Burgundy wines are represented, as pure Pinot from one specific vineyard, that would be problematic. asked Jeremy if he feels that Vallana Spanna are wines that express terroir, or are they wines of blending and conditioning. I've heard similar stories about Burgundy too, by the way.

Perhaps it’s because vin jaune hasn’t historically been thought to reflect the various terroirs, an afterthought? These are not your father’s white Burgundies. Stephane Tissot from the Jura outside Les Caves Augé in Paris. Although we’ve never met, Tim Eustis is a friend of a friend. By Timothy Eustis.

Some red Burgundies are fruity and enticing when young, then shut down for many years, and then emerge with less fruit perhaps, but with new layers of depth and complexity. They emerge from better terroir, and they should evolve and blossom in a more profound way than the villages and regional wines. understood exactly what he meant.

He schlepped 20 wines with him in a crumby red Toyota Tacoma (it might be in perfect condition for all I know, but in my mind's eye it's crumby) to Prune and TriBeCa Terroir and Blue Angel , and lots of traffic and other hassles later, he arrived at my house. They are great wines, and if they were Burgundies, they would cost upwards of $75.

Not too many decades ago, nefarious producers and negotiants used inexpensive wine from the south of France to add volume to Pinot Noir from Burgundy. Guests at the 21 Club. Did you know that the U.S. is the second-largest export market for Champagne, behind the United Kingdom? Over 20 million bottles were shipped to the U.S. in 2004 alone.

Jean-Robert Pitte former director of the Sorbonne and author of Bordeaux-Burgundy said it will show students that it wine is “a pleasure, good for their health and part of their national heritage.&#. What a crazy week in wine news! You’d think it was April Fool’s week. You can learn wine too,&# said the author of the study.

Sunshine so brilliant greeted our arrival in Chablis for this week long "fete" to showcase the treasures of Burgundy it was in direct contrast to the rain and chill of two years prior, where umbrellas and coats were necessary to protect against the winter chill. But where was my friend Panos?

This is Chardonnay, technically from the Loire Department, but we're talking closer to Lyon and Burgundy than to Vouvray or Chinon. Perhaps not terroir specific in the sense that the wine would be identifiable as a Loire Valley wine, but that's okay in this case. Is it possible to drink great wine on a daily basis if you're not rich?

Delivering a lecture to about 200 about terroir is a little unsettling. Grapes for terroir wine," she said, "need different soils than corn and wheat need." And when I followed up with the musing that sometimes I wonder if the New World translates terroir into, "What a gorgeous view," was enough to get me tarred and feathered.

That's real money, but it's pretty cheap as far as Burgundy goes. wanted to drink several examples of the best bottles to see if they are undervalued within the pantheon of Burgundy terroir, or if they are simply more of that overpriced but merely decent wine from Burgundy. Why Savigny-lès-Beaune? Flawed? Not good wine?

Obviously the vagaries of vintage quality, producer quality, terroir quality, vine age, wine making technique, and countless others make it impossible to make such a list. remember asking my friend Peter about this as we drove from one cellar tasting to another in Burgundy a little over a year ago. Wine fits in here too. Fully mature?

BG: What is the biggest change in Burgundy from 30 years ago until now? Land is so expensive in Burgundy now that its out of the hands of Burgundians, and that was never the case. You have to have financial backers if you're buying decent land in Burgundy. BG: What in your view is the biggest threat to Burgundy as we know it?

The other day I was reading an excellent article in the current issue of The World of Fine Wine , an article that makes the case for Beaujolais as a "fine wine," the same way we think about Burgundy or Barolo, for example. Like The Art of Eating , this is a must-have. It is a well considered and thoughtful article. Interesting, right?

White Burgundy Tasting. And since Chardonnay is such a popular grape, and Burgundy, France, such a respected region, you decide to go in this direction. Recently, I had to taste and compare three white Burgundies from the above-named region in the same vintage for a Master of Wine related exercise. Very good quality again.

The plan was to spend a few days in Burgundy and then a few more in Champagne. Several days into the trip, while still in Burgundy, my wife had contractions that were more real than the ' Braxton Hicks ' contractions that typically happen a month or so before birth. Tags: Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Burgundy Off I went.

They were blind tasting 2004 white Burgundies, a great theme in and of itself. difficult year in most of Burgundy, particularly for red wines. Tags: Tastings Paul Pernot Hubert Lignier Patrick Javellier Henri Prudhon Burgundy Louis Carillon A friend recently hosted his tasting group and invited me as a stand-in. scored it an 88.

This bottle is about 90% from 2006, with 80% of that vinified in tank and 20% vinified in used Burgundy barrels. He learned that the minerality and the terroir is coming back, something that he says "happens when producers work the soil carefully instead of using traditional methods. Lovely perfume, very chalky, graceful and long.

perfect example in my opinion of going over the top and valuing the process over the results could be seen with Domaine Leroy’s wines in the great, great red Burgundy vintage of 1993. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words!

There are great Burgundy wines that cost $35, $50, and $100, but I don't believe that they are Bourgognes. What if you want to spend $25 or less, and drink red wine from Burgundy? Even though there are some great regional Burgundy wines, none of them are among the finest red wines of Burgundy. Are those wines "worth it?"

enjoy pairing this and other dishes like it, with red Burgundy wines. This map courtesy of Becky Wasserman's site , shows that Les Chênes Carteaux sits immediately to the west of Les Saint Georges, the vineyard that is considered to be the finest terroir in Nuits St. To the north is Les Vaucrains, another great terroir. Georges.

I recently had the distinct pleasure of participating in the Wine & Spirits Burgundy tasting panel. 2007 was a classic ( read - normal ) vintage in Burgundy, and the acid levels are high. Nothing wrong with that, but that part of Burgundy not what captivates me, and a blind tasting bore this out. participated in two of them.

Within the rather large AOC that is Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, there are certain parcels that offer particularly high quality, parcels that some growers are vinifying separately in order to showcase the specific terroir. think of these wines the way I think of Burgundy wine - they are highly site specific. Someone said pineapple.

And because they have such thin skin, the juice to solid matter ratio is the opposite of what wine makers look for in, say, Burgundy. They combine the fruit forward spicy charm of a good cru Beaujolais with the complex woodsy perfume of red Burgundy, and the tannic structure of Nebbiolo. It is open and joyous and it is elegant too.

think of Mugneret-Gibourg the way I think of Fourrier or Ghislaine Barthod - each well known among Burgundy lovers as rising stars, each making wines of stunning purity and grace that provide a clear window to terroir. Tags: Wine of the Week Mugneret-Gibourg Burgundy File this in the lesser wines from great producers department.

Veronique Drouhin Boss is the winemaker at Domaine Drouhin in Oregon and is co-winemaker at her family’s negociant house in Burgundy, Maison Joseph Drouhin, which a Beaujolais Villages that is particularly lip-smacking in 2007 and is widely available for $9.95. The home of Gamay is Beaujolais, the home of Pinot is Burgundy.

If it weren't for Monte Bello, I wouldn't believe in that greatest of vinous marketing stunts, the theory of terroir. Perhaps if I drank La Tache often enough I would understand terroir differently. Mouton Rothschild) can have terroir in the same sense a 15 acre vineyard can (e.g. La Tache). It's pure marketing.

And my my pal Bruce had a bunch of people over for dinner and selected Burgundy as his wine theme, and he was quite generous with the bottles he opened. This is Leroy and it's supposed to be among the very best wines of Burgundy. But when I spend that kind of dough on a bottle of red Burgundy I'm looking for more of a terroir stamp.

It is almost cliché to say that Burgundy is a crap shoot, every bottle a roll of the dice. If you're into Burgundy, you know I'm not kidding or exaggerating. do exactly the same thing when buying Burgundy wine in the $20-40 zone, the range that I tend to live in. But that's because it's true. Yes, laugh with me at that price.

Almost two weeks ago at the Michael Skurnik Grand Portfolio Tasting I tasted through Pierre Yves Colin-Morey's lineup of beautiful white Burgundies and it was really an amazing experience. Tasting through the lineup was a lesson in Burgundy terroir, and I've not before experienced that in an industry tasting environment. Aubin.

have always believed that the preponderance of syrupy fruit bombs among made-in-the-USA wines is more about decision making than about terroir. Burgundy isn't cheap either, but most producers make a Bourgogne or even a village wine that retails in the $20 range - and these can be fantastic wines. What's up with that? don't know.

The main event is the Return to Terroir tasting of 76 biodynamic wine makers from thirteen countries. March 7: At $1,400, my initial reaction to the La Paulée Burgundy bacchanlia is, “Holy crap! But fortunately the festivities also include a tasting of top Burgundies Saturday afternoon from 12 - 3. Stop by and say hi!

I've been up on a Burgundy high horse for a while. It's been almost 2 months since I've written about anything other than the Burgundy trip, except for Friday Night Bubbles posts. After almost 2 months of nothing but Burgundy and Champagne, anything I do now may seem like a letdown. And as an inaugural (Hooray Obama!)

On his 2007 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses - "Amoureuses is one of the finest Crus in Burgundy. Thanks for reading through these Burgundy 2008 posts, I hope you enjoyed them. Tags: Burgundy Trip 08 Domaine Dujac Burgundy Lucien le Moine Pierre Morey I'll wrap it up with a few random tidbits. Thanks Mounir!

Perhaps the finest and most memorable lesson that I received in Burgundy terroir came at the hands of Pierre Morey. Pierre Morey is considered to be one of the very finest wine makers in Burgundy. Tags: Burgundy Trip 08 Burgundy Pierre Morey And we were thrilled and awed. real gentleman and clearly a scholar.

I was thinking about my Burgundy trip the other night at 3:30 am while rocking a squalling baby in the crook of my arm. We sampled well over 100 wines from barrel representing many different terroirs. We did get to sample several wines from the same terroir, though. Terroir whizzing by our car's window. Denis.

Everything else is in place for greatness- brilliant terroir, old vines and a great tradition, but these have to be synthesized into the unfortunate new realities of global warming, and in my experience, the Austrians have still not made that leap. perfect example are the Burgundies of producers such as Henri Jayer and Domaine Dujac.

Denis and unquestionably one of the greatest in all of Burgundy? It was in the Dujac cellar tasting those wines when I understood something fundamental about myself as a Burgundy drinker. But that it might not in the end offer as much pleasure for the Burgundy lover as a year like 2006. rarely covet. Georges. Heartbreaking wine.

We visited some of the very top producers in Burgundy - Mugnier, Roumier, Pierre Morey, Pacalet, L'Arlot, Le Moine, Rousseau, and Dujac. Pacelet, like his uncle, removes anything from the vinification process that obscures the pure expression of terroir. One of my favorites was our visit to the cellars of Philippe Pacalet in Beaune.

This is the first Burgundy Trip 2008 post. also learned a lot about terroir in Burgundy. The main things I learned about terroir are this: 1) Terroir is real in Burgundy. Nor should the nuances of terroir elude 95% of the population. 2) Discerning terroir can depend on a few factors.

The Burgundy producers are coming! That fact has attracted investment to the region from producers looking to expand: Earlier this year the Champagne (and Burgundy) house Henriot purchased the Chateau de Poncie, a key property in Fleurie. It’s mostly less expensive than red Burgundy! of Clos de la Roilette cuvee tardive.

Burgundy, Jura, and Muscadet.nope. took a brief Burgundy excursion at this point and tasted through the Philippe Pacalet wines. His wines are made in the classic style, focusing on purity, grace, and expression of terroir (read - not overly extracted and dark). The Italian wines - I didn't taste 'em. How thoughtful is that?

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The plums should be out in Burgundy and the blueberries are on the hills in Walton and I did not pick them this year. wonder if I hear the influence of Nicolas Joly who has a few tier step for his Return to Terroir Group? wonder if I hear the influence of Nicolas Joly who has a few tier step for his Return to Terroir Group?

Yes, he pisses on terroir (coming) and has the screwiest notion of unspeakable practices (coming). Burgundy needs a spokesperson, though." He also has been known to love some notoriously expensive Burgundies like DRC and Ponsot. His message to his reader is: Burgundy sucks. the Parker Burgundy world is different.

Alder said, "A [professional wine critic's] score is not a validation of terroir, it's a validation of a very good wine." Allen Meadows says, "While the concept of terroir remains a controversial issue in the opinion of many people, it is not controversial to the Burgundian mindset-or to me, either. and U.K.,

Your interest in the techniques used for aging wine was influenced by your stay in Ireland, would you say that those techniques are more or less important than terroir ? Terroir is a three fold concept: The most obvious first two are soils (and their interaction with vines.) As you know the whole of Gironde is classified as AOC ground.

Or is it in the style of Burgundy, with more of an emphasis on delicate aromatics, balancing acidity, and earth tones? Belle Pente is run by Brian and Jill O'Donnell, who are dedicated to making delicious and terroir expressive wines in an environmentally friendly way. Most producers have no trouble selling out their stock.

Signed.one of the terroir jihadist. Bold cabernets and buttery Chardonnays trumped the pinched pencil-lead of first-growth Bordeaux and the ashen angularity of Grand Cru Burgundy.". home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Fortune Small Business recommendation | Main | Q & A With Alice F.

They're calling 2006 a "classic" vintage in Burgundy, which means that it was a normal year. Meadows in Burghound Issue #29 says, among other things, about the 2006's: "At their best, the ‘06s are indeed classic Burgundies that are exceptionally aromatic and elegant with the best transparency to the underlying terroir since the 2001's."

Bouchard is an infant of a Champagne house, created in 2000 and located in the Côte des Bar, the southern part of Champagne where the climate resembles that of Burgundy, and where Pinot Noir is the most common grape. He is focused on making the highest quality wine possible and in creating a clear expression of terroir.

Here is a quote from Philippe Pacalet, wine maker in Burgundy. The quality of these native yeasts, that is to say their biodiversity, is essentially tied to this notion of terroir. The real question is, are the yeasts a good match for the terroir and the wine you are trying to make. Makes sense, right?

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Global warming might transform Burgundy into a hot climate from a cool one. La Romanee Conti might cease to become the spot for stunning Burgundy. Santorini makes fresh lively white wines from a terroir that receives two inches of rain a year when the conventional wisdom says vines need at least 16 inches of rain a year.

There was something that they each shared, and I have to assume it is terroir specific: there was a distinct apple and cider spice thing happening on the nose of each of the wines, and to some degree in the flavor profile too. They chose Friuli Whites as the theme, and an interesting theme it is. Not esoteric at all, actually.

As I keep hearing (and learning for myself) about Burgundy - it's all about the producer. Bert of the Wine Terroirs blog visits Guy Blanchard in Mercy, Mâconnais and tastes through a wide lineup of whites, including the very young 2007s. Dr. Vino also tasted a regional wine , an Aligoté, the other white grape of Burgundy.

Though the people up north barely consider the Cote de Bar a contender for terroir, this remarkable carbuncle-like hill has a different reputation. Mile follows mile of eye numbing non-viticulture agriculture. The treat after the crepe-like flatness is the charming medieval town of Troyes which springs forth from the wheat and Bricomats.

I tasted two un-oaked Chardonnays for the 3rd Anniversary of WBW, both from Burgundy, but not from the Cote d'Or. read in the recent Burghound newsletter that Chablis in 2005 in many cases is more about Chardonnay than about the terroir that is Chablis. Happy 3rd anniversary Wine Blogging Wednesday ! And why not participate? Many more.

Aside from the granite rich sandy soils that give the wines terroir , or their sense of place, the other thing that makes wine from Beaujolais special is carbonic maceration. First time checking out the Beaujolais Challenge? Don't worry, you haven't missed anything. Too bad, because Beaujolais is serious wine. Okay, that's it. Now, the wine.

I had the $$$$ I would do a full tasting tour of Burgundy. would really delve into the terroir, see how Auxey-Durresses differs from Monthelie, and that from Puligny. I love Beaujolais. There, I said it. And now that I said it, I feel free, like dancing in the streets. Okay, an exaggeration maybe, but I do love the wines of Beaujolais.

will admit that I have a serious soft spot for Domaine Jean et Gilles Lafouge, as BrooklynLady and I had such a wonderful visit during our Burgundy trip last November. lot of people think Auxey-Duresses is under rated as a Burgundy village, that it is too much in the shadow of the big three (Meursault, Puligny and Chassagne).

Speaking of the search for value in red Burgundy wines. If you take the train from Paris to Dijon and drive south to Burgundy, you go through Marsannay (an up-and-coming appellation), then Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Echezeaux, and Vosne-Romanee, the powerhouses of red wine production in Burgundy.

Not elegant, muscular, none of the animal or barnyard I like in Burgundy wines - this one has its own Willamette blue fruit terroir thing going on. If you're interested in Oregon wine you probably know by now that Shea 's crop of 2004 wines received high praise and high scores from Wine Spadvocator. Well structured, good acidity.

am not usually drawn to large negociant houses, but I read through Nikolai Vogel & Kilian Fitzpatrick's lovingly written descriptions of their Burgundy tasting trips. They recommend Moillard Grivot as a great place to taste wines from various villages and to compare, to learn something about the terroir. Well balanced, young.