Profile: Domaine Diconne
Tasted with Christophe Diconne, pictured with his father Jean-Pierre, in Auxey-Duresses at the end of June 2018. Domaine Diconne 5 Rue de la Velle 21190 Auxey-Duresses Tel: +33 3 80 21 25 60 Christophe is the current head of the growers syndicate of Auxey-Duresses. Christophe is… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange – the end !! Days 15-17…
Wall of Pinot Noir grapes for my cutting after leaf stripping Sunday-Tuesday, Sept 24th-26th Sunday As with our previous Sunday at the end of Week 1 this was a free, non-working, day. Despite that I was up at my usual hour and was again on my own in the… Read More
Diconne – 2018
Tasted with Christophe Diconne in Auxey-Duresses 07 November 2019. Domaine Diconne 5 Rue de la Velle 21190 Auxey-Duresses Tel: +33 3 80 21 25 60 Christophe on 2019: “We were quite strongly frosted in Auxey – 75% losses were not uncommon – similar to 2016… Read More
some weekend wines – week 10 2019
2013 Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée My first from this mixed case. Ooh what a great… Read More
weekend wines – weekend 26 2018
It was a hot one – the weekend – and we were out a lot, enjoying the views and the fresh (lake) fish – but I still managed to find the time for a couple of cold ones! 2016 Domaine Diconne, Auxey-Duresses Vieilles-Vignes Modest colour. A deep nose,… Read More
The big round-up
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly tasted with producers at the end of March 2012 – almost 200 wines – the bulk are culled from tastings put on for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne which happens every two years. I’ll start with a selection of wines from Beaune, followed by… Read More