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Lunch at the Chateau de Gilly, in the
bistrot Coté Terroir, in Vougeot... |
...Lunch menu with a wine tasting |
In Vosne-Romanée: La Grande Rue, one of the
top Grand Crus. Domaine François Lamarche is one of the owners |
Taille Cordon in Vosne-Romanée - cordon
training of the vines. Most vineyards use Guyot but occasionally you see
Cordon |
A closer look at a young Cordon (the
permanent branch is not very solid yet. Maybe it is a Guyot that has
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La Grande Rue in front and behind (where it
is darker) La Tache |
When looking at La Tache you have the back
towards La Romanée St Vivant that you can see here, and the village of
Vosne-Romanée in the distance |
La Romanée Conti is easily recognised by the
cross |
A tractor working the soil (labour) at
Romanée St Vivant |
Cordon Simple at Romanée St Vivant |
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Some work is done by hand... |
...manually cleaning weeds from around the
foot of the vine at Romanée St Vivant - back-breaking! |
Wine course in the vineyards: what better
way to understand terroir and learn which vineyard is which - and with
BKWine of course |
The tractor ploughing the soil coming back |
This is La Romanée (green), situated just
above Romanée Conti (brown) |
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Domaine Jacques Prieur in Meursault |
Towards Puligny-Montrachet and Santenay |
Pernand-Vergelesses in Côte de Beaune:
Caradeux, premier cru land |
Domaine P Dubreuil Fontaine Père & Fils, a
good produces in the village |
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Le Montrachet: leaves just opening up |
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A small bud with leaves |
More leaves that will in time give birth to
(in this case) Bâtard-Montrachet |
"Grand Montrachet" as it is marked in the
stone, or Le Montrachet, Domaine Jacques Prieur |
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Montrachet, Domaine Leflaive |
Small leaves that are a little bit bigger on
Montrachet... |
... Chardonnay of course |
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Walking distance from Beaune town centre: Les
Teurons, premier cru vineyard |
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Beaune Les Grèves, also premier cru |
Taille Guyot
Simple: one 'baguette' (branch) which is tied along the wire and renewed
every year |
A newly
planted vine |
Soil sample
from Beaune Les Teurons |
Beaune le Bas
des Teurons, belonging to the Hospice according to the sign |
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Also some Cordon Royat. See in particular
the vine in front that has been extended to compensate for other dead
vines |
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