Boyer-Martenot – 2022
Tasted in Meursault with Vincent Boyer, 10 June 2024. Domaine Boyer-Martenot 17, place de l’Europe 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 26 25 www.boyer-martenot.com producer Instagram More reports with Domaine Boyer-Martenot Vincent on 2022: “Of course there’s a comparison to 2021 where we lost more than 40% – in… Read More
Boyer-Martenot – 2021
Tasted in Meursault with Vincent Boyer, 16 May 2023. Domaine Boyer-Martenot 17, place de l’Europe 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 26 25 www.boyer-martenot.com More reports with Domaine Boyer-Martenot Vincent on 2022: “I’m very very happy with 2022 – despite a harvest that started 27th August! We didn’t make… Read More
Boyer-Martenot – 2020
Tasted in Meursault with Vincent Boyer, 08 June 2022. Domaine Boyer-Martenot 17, place de l’Europe 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 26 25 www.boyer-martenot.com More reports with Domaine Boyer-Martenot Vincent on 2021: “80% losses. I don’t know… Read More
Boyer-Martenot – 2019
Tasted in Meursault with Vincent Boyer, 16 November 2020. Domaine Boyer-Martenot 17, place de l’Europe 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 26 25 www.boyer-martenot.com Vincent Boyer is the 4th generation at this 10-hectare domaine in Meursault, but the family have been here… Read More
(covid-compatible) 21-August-20 – burgundy harvesting day 2
2020 Beaune 1er Les Reversées Masks. Triage can such an unfulfilling work wearing a mask. How do you taste the grapes(?) How do you blow a spider off your sticky fingers(?) How do you properly understand the French of your triage neighbour through their mask without… Read More
the 2018 harvesters – so far…
I initially thought that he was the first – he’s certainly in the vanguard – but although Benoit Ente of Puligny-Montrachet started picking the first of his 2018 whites today, he was beaten by his brother Arnaud who started yesterday. The siblings are not alone; Chandon de Briailles –… Read More
Auxey-Duresses: Village Profile
When it comes to white wine recommendations and the common old question of ‘what’s a better value alternative to Puligny or Meursault?‘ my toes curl and my teeth grind when people, with an assured air of superior knowledge, authoritatively boom – ‘Oh you should look at St.Aubin!‘ Save for a… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between September 2011 and October 2011 – actually that’s not many; just a few weeks and too much travelling… Regional Wines (1) Villages Wines (8) Premier Cru Wines (17)… Read More
oldtimers…
Drank over two nights with new friends from the 2011 vendanges. The first two bottles, and particularly the second, underline the loss to the world of the concept of aged white burgundy… 1978 Bouchard Père et Fils, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Les Pucelles Golden. No hint of oxidation on… Read More