Is Barrel Aging Still the Gold Standard for Top Wines?
Tasting barrel after barrel of wine in the cellars of the Côte de Nuits in the late 2000s catalysed my understanding of wine. How could two barrels of Pinot Noir—sitting side by side, vinified the same way—taste so different? Were the differences due to the vineyards’ terroir or to the impact of the barrels themselves? […]
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