Tupinier-Bautista – 2020
Tasted in Mercurey with Manuel Bautista, 05 November 2021. Domaine Taupinier-Bautista 30 ter, Rue du Liard 71640 Mercurey Tel: +33 3 85 45 26 38 www.domaine-tupinier-bautista.com More reports with Domaine Tupinier-Bautista All is new here. The last time I visited ‘Manu,’… Read More
Tupinier-Bautista – 2013
Tasted in Mercurey with Manuel Bautista, 23rd February 2015. Domaine Taupinier-Bautista Place de Touches 71640 Mercurey Tel: +33 3 85 45 26 38 www.domaine-tupinier-bautista.com Fronted by Manuel Bautista, this is an old family domaine by the church in Touches that looks down on the town… Read More
The calm before the storm that is harvest-time minus one day!


Today was the, relative, calm before the storm. Yesterday, the small matter of more than 2.5 hours jogging in the mountains – with nearly 1,100 vertical metres of climbing – and even more of descending. Good training for tomorrow’s harvesting start in Beaune? I think my legs disagree today 🙂… Read More
2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More