For those with an interest, there’s a new book been published about the Hospices de Beaune – in theory with new material from the archives. At almost 500 pages you will have to work hard to find the new material, if for no other reason than the book is published in French! Looks like a true reference work…
(No affiliation, etcetera…)
Oh, and for your interest – and a bit of fun – how about trading-up?
“I’m not after technical perfection. I don’t have much time for the Australian approach, where the ideal wine is the most neutral. It’s easy to clean up a wine, but by removing faults, unless they’re truly detrimental, you also remove its life. I understand the impulse oenologists have for the cleanest wines possible, but I refuse to go along with it. A wine’s magic doesn’t derive from its technical perfection, and I want to preserve the magic, even though not everyone who tastes the wine will perceive it. Good Burgundies are dynamic wines that make you think and reflect as you drink them. For me that’s all positive.”
Jacques Lardière
If I’m honest, I don’t have that much time for Decanter. That said, more brilliant stuff like this interview of Jacques Lardière by Stephen Brook, and I believe I could be persuaded otherwise – but you try finding this article from their homepage!
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Another 2009 Bourgogne from Alex – and either it’s the last one or I’ve hidden the others under too many competing bottles – either way, I’m not that fussed! The thing is, after the personality of his 2006-2008 Bourgognes, this comes across a little ‘beige’. That said, it’s probably already time to get aquainted with the 2010!
2009 Alex Gambal, Bourgogne Chardonnay
Nice enough, balanced enough, concentrated enough. It misses a single but rather important virtue – personality.
Rebuy – Maybe
Oh! And just when you thought you had everything! It doesn’t seem to be trending yet! 😉
Lovely profile by Bert of the St.Aubin grower, Dominique Derain….
And a very interesting discussion of ICONE therein!
It’s not “Gevrey-Chambertchang”, but…
Les châteaux de Meursault et de Marsannay seraient vendus pour vingt millions d'euros à Olivier Halley, sans les vignes (et la Safer?).
— Bernard Burtschy (@Burtschy) August 24, 2012
From Mark Haisma and Elden Burgundy.
The thoughts of Maureen Downey.
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Probably the closest I could now come to El Bulli.
A lot of decent prices for Burgundy (in a three star context), it might be an interesting auction to follow. It seems they liked Le Moine!
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