You will find very different images on Google for Sam Suffit!
Judicious use of Roundup in the Grand Crus, eh!
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the chablis shuffle, part (day) 2
just shuffling around Chablis – day 1
Oh, and for those of you who missed the news:
Domaine des Lambrays has been sold to LVMH. Some links:http://t.co/1Q1tOfQRONhttp://t.co/amSnFYOzda
It's official.— Jeremy Seysses (@JeremySeysses) April 14, 2014
Owners of Clos des Lambrays have sold up evidently no point in staying in Morey St Denis now that David Clark has left…
— Jasper Morris (@justjasper) April 14, 2014
lovely: mikulski’s 2010 goutte d’or…
Am drinking a hauntingly lovely 2010 Mikulski Meursault Goutte d’Or tonight whilst trying not to take notice of the golf on TV as I need to be up-and-away early tomorrow – first appointment in Chablis at 11:00am – and I’ll be there all week. Reports will follow in the April BR Extra. The March issue comes first, also with lots of Chablis, and is due out in about 10 days…
2010 François Mikulski, Meursault 1er Goutte d’Or
Still pale in colour. The nose has depth, a certain density but freshness too. Lithe, muscle but with a wonderfully growing intensity of flavour and match fresh acidity – a little citrus style – yet it can’t hide the solid minerality in the mid-palate and finish. Lovely, lovely wine…
Rebuy – Yes
sun, ski and amiot’s 2006 morey les ruchots
Hard to believe, but the lull here was due to skiing, curtailed today by too much snow! Back home this afternoon, it was 22°C in the garden, no-wonder:
Bud burst happened a few days earlier than in 2007. A precocious start to the growing season. pic.twitter.com/tpZdr58wyf
— Jeremy Seysses (@JeremySeysses) April 10, 2014
But following my evening jog – replacing one kind of (leg) ache with another – time for a little MSD 1er Cru action!
2006 Pierre Amiot, Morey St.Denis 1er Les Rochots
Medium, medium-plus colour. It starts modestly, but it’s still a nose to sink into; a classic Morey nose of herbs, backed with dark fruit and maybe a little blood-iron for good measure too. Just an ounce of padding below the silky texture and flavours that are detailed, fresh and focused. Not a powerful wine this – you will find a number of villages wines with the same heft – but long and very interesting. And note, it costs less than most ‘name’ Vosne villages these days! Very tasty!
Rebuy – Yes
And a little Austrian action too:
the fuzz, a little chambolle and a lot of morey…
a little chalonnaise distraction…
rain and shine…
other sources…
Uncorking the City: Lettie Teague speaks with respected wine authority Clive Coates. http://t.co/JymxupgulO
— 🅱️ill nanson (@billnanson) April 4, 2014
côte d’or today…
My car is very dirty – apparently it’s sand from the Sahara.
Actually, I never wash my car, so today nobody is commenting 😉
Warm during the day, warm during the evening too. Depending upon who you ask, the vines are anywhere between 2 and 4 weeks in advance of the average. Some growers seem relaxed about the situation, other much less so, but let’s see…
Lunch included two 76s and a 71 from Thomas-Bassot. My previous experience of these wines was bullet-proof, but today, two were oxidised beyond redemption, despite modest ullage. The last bottle was worth the price of entry though – especially when drunk with somebody who worked with T-B until 1951!
Tonight a nice jambon persillé and some 2012 Chablis in Les Dilletantes, followed by organic eggs and a peanut tart in Maison du Colombiere, washed down with espresso, oh and 2011 Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Pinot Noir!
Lunch!
Hmm – where to start…
Nice peanut tart – the vanilla-ice quenelle was obviously good too!