A funny kind of day – we had an interested furry audience for the tasting this afternoon!
Peak-a-boo!!!
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peak-a-boo!!!
Travels in Burgundy 2014
cold but no chill…
After the virtually non-existent winter of 2013-2014, the winemakers are getting impatient for the chill of winter – especially those hoping to ski at Christmas 😉
There’s no chill yet, temperatures hardly dropping below 5°C overnight – still, that’s close to perfect if you don’t want to melt while jogging!
Nice label
Nuits
Nuits
They understand that tasting is important
Precision!
Getting darker – at only 16h30…
shrubbery and grand crus…
98 roty mazy, plus mountains of (iPad?) typing
The recent 2000 Trapet Chambertin was really fine, but overall, this was just a little better…
1998 Roty, Mazy-Chambertin
Deep but round nose of fine and ripe red fruit – only the merest suggestion of some leafy maturity. In the mouth this is full and well-textured, showing just a little plushness. There is still a little 1998 anecdote but this tannin has largely faded into the mix. Complex and very moreish – this was simply a delicious wine – as such it was consumed very quickly.
Rebuy – Yes
The domaine tell me I won’t be disappointed if I drink my 2000 Griotte with my Christmas lunch – maybe I should put Ponsot and Drouhin side-by-side(?)!
Anyway, I can only say – Ouf! – I seem to have a nice list of producer visits (building) for the next report (Domaine 2013 reds) but hopefully I’ll soon make some time to actually type my notes. So far I have resisted the electronic approach to note-taking (iPad seems most ‘useful’ in a cellar) because I’m sure I won’t be able to keep up when trying to type, instead of scribble-down, vigneron(ne) quotes.
I’ll see how long I can last with this double-work approach – but I can see a new year resolution in the making…
forgotten fruit, going deep and sunshine…
rain, gros, tart, mist and sunset…
Just about everything in one day!
Soaking rain when I arrived at AF Gros this morning, only fading a little by late morning when I visited one of the most impressive estates in Burgundy – maybe for the last time with Sylvain Pitiot – but he lives in Beaune, so maybe there’s a chance to keep in touch.
By about 15h00, the sun was finally breaking through – the colour of Autumn is mainly gone now, but the misty scenes of Autumn are fine replacements. With about 14°C this afternoon it’s hard to believe that this time last year it was -°C with snow on the ground – that reminds me – it’s probably time to swap to my winter tyres!!!
Climate change preparation?
The blend components of Clos de Tart
Roughly the final blend
Looking towards Savigny
Looking towards Aloxe
Near the end of the day…
a quiet day in the côtes…
very rare birds…
living the dream…
Well, what a difference – Beaune tonight @ 23h00 – nobody!
It’s cool and a little shivery though – or maybe that’s just me, not yet quite recovered from my lunch on Monday. The food tasted great, the people were a hoot – and the wines? Well, at some point, adjectives lose their impact…
But something disagreed with me though, and I was totally frozen for the next 8 hours – including in bed. I don’t think I can blame that on the wine – though maybe my head today 😉
Anyway, some nice addresses today, and it goes without saying great wines too, but today I found it easier to spit – ah, living the dream!
Also, finally met up with @winewomansong tonight – it was great to have a bitch about almost everybody – but the poor girl was very tired. I told her to go to bed without wifi. What an old man I am!
Monday lunch:
Some visits today:
