Olivier Merlin – 2022
Tasted with Olivier Merlin, 12 November 2023. Domaine Merlin 106 Chemin du Lavoir 71960 La Roche-Vineuse Tel: +33 3 85 36 62 09 merlin-vins.com Domaine Instagram More reports on Domaine Merlin Oliver: “For 2022 there’s not a lot bottled yet but here are the first three, the last of which,… Read More
Olivier Merlin – 2021
Tasted with Corinne Merlin, 06 February 2023. Domaine Merlin 106 Chemin du Lavoir 71960 La Roche-Vineuse Tel: +33 3 85 36 62 09 merlin-vins.com More reports on Domaine Merlin I’ve tasted the wines of this domaine many times, but this was the first time that I actually visited their domaine… Read More
Olivier Merlin – 2020
Tasted with Corinne Merlin, 04 November 2022. Domaine Merlin 106 Chemin du Lavoir 71960 La Roche-Vineuse Tel: +33 3 85 36 62 09 merlin-vins.com More reports on Domaine Merlin Corinne on 2020: “We had some volume as there were no real climatic ‘accidents’ – so we had a bit more… Read More
Olivier Merlin – 2018
Tasted with Oliver Merlin, 19 October 2020. Domaine Merlin 106 Chemin du Lavoir 71960 La Roche-Vineuse Tel: +33 3 85 36 62 09 merlin-vins.com More reports on Domaine Merlin Olivier commenting on the current, covid-related, market situation: “Of course,… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2018 Mâconnais
It is always a pleasure to visit this group of producers for my usual ‘speed-dating’ tasting. I planned to visit in June, and then July, to taste 2017s – but in both cases, our mutual diaries came up short. Whilst that was a shame, it also opened up the opportunity… Read More
A tour de Moulin à Vent
Ch Moulin à Vent Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Our venue was the Château Moulin… Read More
last week’s icymi
A few interesting things I spotted of the course of last week: Domaine Olivier Merlin: Corinne and Olivier Merlin’s 15 hectare domaine with vines in the Mâconnais and Moulin à Vent has new personnel. Sons Paul and Theo Merlin, both winemakers, have joined their parents – their first vintage will… Read More
beaujolais en primeur
Beaujolais En Primeur – And from a wine merchant to the Queen too. For a region that has, for too long, been unfairly ignored this seems like something of a breakthrough. I well remember the first Burgundy En Primeur that BB&R ran – for the 1996 vintage – I… Read More
A century of Moulin à Vent
Tasted in the Château Pizay, 12 October 2017. A press trip organised by the producers’ union of Moulin à Vent – a century of wines – that’s 100 wines, not 100 years! Despite my general reservations about ‘press trips’ this was perfectly executed with a small number… Read More