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The ninth of 13 work-in-progress tasting articles. Domaine Pierre Labet (Beaune) Domaine Michel Lafarge (Volnay) Matthew writes A year that seemed to suit Domaine Lafarge, whose Volnays veer to...
Matthew Hayes
Friday 16 January 2026
• 6 min read
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There seems to be a strong force field centred on Burgundy's Côte d'Or driving more and more Americans towards the...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Any idea what 'onenttaion' is? Apparently...
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Guillaume d'Angerville of Volnay came to London recently to show his delicious 2010s as well as a vertical of his...
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In November I had the enormous pleasure of tasting a range of red burgundy grands crus and some superior premiers...
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Just as in Bordeaux, there is a whole lot of building going on in the Côte d'Or – presumably reflecting...
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What a funny day yesterday was. I share a handful of the more unlikely scenes. 9.30 am Beaune autoroute service...
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The Côte Chalonnaise in southern Burgundy is not often in the spotlight, and is unlikely to be the focus of...
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The blood is slowly trickling back into my burgundy stream as I write, early the morning after attending the famous...
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Well, after 36 years writing about wine, almost to the day (although the exact anniversary is Thursday), I have finally...
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By complete coincidence, I happen to have tasted a range of wines from two related Burgundy producers recently. Nicolas Potel...
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For sceptics of biodynamics, sensitive crystallisation is hardly going to offer the assurance it is supposed to. It is a...
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Note the whole-hearted agreement with this article on the forum!The map almost stole the show. That's partly because Roberson's Mark...
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John Atkinson MW has written a scholarly article 'Terroir and the Côte de Nuits' in an attempt 'to try to...
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Castel, the biggest and dreariest Bordeaux-based wine company, is buying Patriarche, the biggest and dreariest Burgundy-based wine company. A marriage...
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