no man is an island etc., etc. – thought I’d drink off-shore last night – two nice bottles…
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let me just say, into a headwind – I guess that will be another wow…
Here comes Harvest…
Well, not too long ago, I was planning my first trip to Burgundy. Now, days away from leaving to Burgundy to begin my first Harvest in Burgundy, I simply cannot believe how fast time has flown.
My days leading up to my Saturday departure are filled with contracts on facilities, barrel purchases, and a host of other things to work out such as cleaning supplies and basically all of the bits no one goes in thinking about.
After a few hurdles (…well, much more than a few) such as changing facilities twice, it seems that things have worked out exceedingly well. Grapes are sorted, along with facility, legal obstacles, tanks (1 wooden, 14 cement vats by Marc Nomblot) and I couldn’t be more pleased with how things are progressing.
I will keep everyone updated once I am in Beaune.
Cheers!
2005 françoise et denis clair st.aubin 1er dents du chien
2005 Françoise et Denis Clair, St.Aubin 1er Murgers Dents du Chien
A young, relatively pale lemon-yellow. Slow to open, but eventually quite round aromas that are perhaps a little alcoholic at the top-end, with ripe fruit and a hint of almond. The impression in the mouth is of a wine that’s become rather four-square, dense, and not all that giving. It’s clearly fresh enough and has a good core of concentration. The length is still decent in a savoury way. I don’t normally hold with whites closing down, but this is certainly quite dumbed-down versus its release.
Rebuy – Maybe
updating…
The (possibly) long process of updating the site with the 20th century in mind has started. 😉
The Spring 2003 Burgundy Report has now been brought from it’s discrete collection of little files, under the wing of ‘the publishing system’. I find it interesting to look back at those ‘pokey’ images – they couldn’t have been much bigger as 800 pixel screen widths was the norm!
It will take (perhaps) one week per issue to finally take control of those 2003-2006 issues and their jumble of files – without resizing the images – so should be completed by Christmas!
1999 françois gay ladoix
1999 François Gay, Ladoix
A deep but young colour. The nose starts with plenty of dark oak that’s matched to equally dark cherry aromas – the more the glass drains, the aromas become redder and redder, and also prettier. Good volume in the mouth and an open red-black confiture flavour that’s also edged with subtle dark oak, still a hint of tannin and super acidity. Long and flavourful with subtle licorice root flavour. Still young and still a wine that remains one of my best buys from the vintage – lots of time ahead, but was clearly at its best about 1 hour after opening.
Rebuy – Yes
Last tasted three years ago – the tannin is now on a lower order, but it seems pretty consistent.
9.58…
2001 frédéric esmonin mazy-chambertin
2001 Frédéric Esmonin, Mazy-Chambertin
Medium-plus colour. The nose starts like coal with a thin red-fruit coating – in the glass the fruit becomes ever stronger and the coal, fainter – really, really pretty. There’s not the punch and concentration of the ’99, but the flavour and density are really super. Good balance and a velvet texture, the acidity sucks you into a good, mouth-watering finish. Intense, slightly earthy, red-fruited velvet – super.
Rebuy – Yes
rn74 plus “sexy sulphides”
More on that departures board. Also here!
And…
Occasionally, say with a white burgundy, this is attractive – “sexy sulphides” a friend calls it.
Screwcaps, Victoria Moore. The Guardian
Note, that I cannot condone the use of the non-UIPAC spelling – it should be sulfides – even if I prefer the former… 😉