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The Names on the Labels

How a domaine's reputation is made, and why it beats the vineyard

The domaines of the Côte d'Or · 5 chapters · 14 min read

How a domaine's reputation is made, and why it outpredicts the vineyard.

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The Two Summits

  1. 01The Domaine That Sets the PriceOn 1.81 hectares, and why the price is not a tasting note.
  2. 02Leroy, and What Biodynamics BoughtOn an experiment in obsessive farming that nobody can run a control for.

The Benchmarks

  1. 03Rousseau, Roumier, MugnierOn why the same three names turn up in tasting notes that agree about nothing else.
  2. 04Coche, Roulot, Lafon, RaveneauOn two domaines a few hundred metres apart, making wine nobody would mistake.
  3. 05The New Generation and the Micro-négoceOn what happens when the only way in is closed, and the test it accidentally created.