domaine de bellene 2009 bourgogne maison dieu

By billn on February 29, 2012 #degustation

bellene-maison-dieu-2009-bourgogne

A fair comparison versus yesterday’s wine? I really don’t care, fair or not, this trounces the last wine, and would easily be worth 2-3 times the price if the latter wasn’t such bad value. The decision is a clear knock-out to the new Nicolas..

2009 Domaine de Bellene, Bourgogne Maison Dieu Vieilles Vignes
Medium, medium-plus colour. The mose has a hint of sweet, smoky, musky red fruits; it pulls you in for a sniff and then an exclamaition of ahhhh… In the mouth this is really round, sweet fruit, decent underlying acidity and even a hint of tannin. This is all puppy-fat today but I perceive steel below the surface. I would have drunk a little more but everyone-else liked it so much that I didn’t get the chance…
Rebuy – Yes

maison nicolas potel 2009 bourgogne pinot noir

By billn on February 28, 2012 #degustation

The 2009 Bourgogne Chardonnay was frankly terrible, can the pinot be better? Yes, it can. It’s dinkable at least – but this is low-quality stuff if you look at the average quality of Bourgognes from good producers in 2009.

2009 Maison Nicolas Potel, Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vieilles-Vignes
A little green mint-leaf twists through the red fruit – it’s not a particularly ripe nose, even before you factor-in the 2009 vintage, but there’s nothing off-putting. In the mouth there is lots that is unripe, sone greenness to the flavours and although there’s not a lot of tannin, it has some astringency attached. Drinkable, but a long way from interesting…
Rebuy – No

offer of the day – Bouchard Père et Fils 2010…

By billn on February 28, 2012 #the market

VINS BLANCS
Meursault Genevrières 2010 75cl 56.00 (Swiss Francs)
Meursault Les Perrières 2010 75cl 68.00
Corton Charlemagne 2010 75cl 109.00
Chevalier-Montrachet 2010 75cl 209.00
Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte 2010 75cl 329.00
Montrachet 2010 75cl 398.00

VINS ROUGES
Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Lavières 2010 75cl 29.00
Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 2010 75cl 55.00
Pommard Rugiens 2010 75cl 59.00
Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles 2010 75cl 68.00
Beaune Grève Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus 2010 75cl 69.50
Beaune Grève Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus 2010 150cl 144.00
Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 2010 75 cl 89.00

Le Corton 2010 75cl 75.00
Clos de Vougeot 2010 75cl 119.00
Echezeaux 2010 75cl 129.00
Chambertin 2010 75cl 176.00
Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2010 75cl 176.00
Bonnes-Mares 2010 75cl 219.00

Whilst value is (always) in the eyes of the beholder, and that must also include your taste for BP&F’s oak regime and recent conversion to plenty of of stems, the prices (in Swiss Francs) are at any rate, very much stable (at least with the 08 vintage) and still lower than their peak of the 2007 vintage. M-Perrières, Savigny and Corton offer plenty of value and the Jesus and Rugiens probably too.

hazy reflections!

By billn on February 26, 2012 #degustation

My memory is hazy, but I do remember some very tasty glasses coming my way. Starting with whites, towards the top were a couple of rieslings (1971 Auslese and 1995 Brand GC) and a brilliant magnum of Pur Sang (2003). Not to be forgotten was a 2005 Hermitage Blanc and a couple of executive Burgundies; Pierre Morey’s 2003 Batard-Montrachet, and, not surprisingly, Leflaive’s 2002 Chevalier-Montrachet was pretty good, even though left me bemused to start with as I thought I was drinking the 03 Bâtard and it tasted nothing like an 03 or a Bâtard!

news: vincent girardin & seguin-manuel

By billn on February 24, 2012 #the market

Travelling, so not much new on the site, but a couple of pieces of news:

Press Release
Meursault, 24 February 2012

Véronique and Vincent Girardin have come to a decision regarding the takeover of the Vincent Girardin operation.

Keen to ensure that this company with its world-renowned wines will continue to operate under optimum conditions, they have entrusted management of the company to Jean-Pierre Nié, a well-known professional in Burgundy who is also Chairman of Compagnie des Vins d’Autrefois in Beaune as well as being a commercial partner of Vincent Girardin for several years now.

Eric Germain, Vincent Girardin’s right-hand man and house oenologist for around ten years, will be able to rely on Vincent Girardin’s astute advice in his task of perpetuating the high quality of the company’s wines.

Marco Caschera, Sales Director, will continue is his role as Ambassador of Vincent Girardin in France and elsewhere in the world.

DOMAINE SEGUIN-MANUEL IS EXPANDING !
Historically located in Savigny-lès-Beaune where 3,5 hectares of premier cru and village
vines are grown, Domaine Seguin-Manuel has developed in new areas since its acquisition
by Thibaut Marion in 2004 :
– Beaune 1er Cru « Cent Vignes »,
– Beaune 1er Cru « Champimonts »,
– Beaune 1er Cru « Clos des Mouches » (white)
– Puligny-Montrachet « Les Reuchaux ».
In 2012, Domaine Seguin-Manuel purchases new vineyards and runs new plots in new
appellations due to the contribution of private investors who have been relying on
Seguin-Manuel for several years.
Seguin-Manuel takes over Domaine Jean Michelot in Pommard, including nearly 2
hectares of vineyards located in prestigious appellations :
– Pommard 1er Cru « Pezerolles »,
– Pommard « Petits Noizons »,
– Pommard « Petits Epenots »,
– Meursault « Les Clous ».
« This acquisition strengthens the supply of our own domain and increases our direct access
to great appellations of the Côte de Beaune. As for our other vineyards, these new plots are
organically grown » says Thibaut Marion.
Domaine Seguin-Manuel now grows a bit more than 6 hectares (15 acres) of vineyards in
Côte de Beaune.

2009 camille-giroud savigny 1er les peuillets

By billn on February 15, 2012 #degustation

2009 Camille Giroud, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Les Peuillets
Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose shows quite some powdery aspects but with flashes of fresh raspberry fruit, occasional barrel-notes too. In the mouth there is a really nice balance of fruit, acidity and concentration – a little CO2 exacerbates the tannin making it a little raspy and rustic to start with – you need an hour-plus for the gas to fade – soon it becomes smoother and the extra depth of fruit flavour then comes to the fore. The flavours are long, with some fruit mouth-watering fruit elements but majors on a mineral, stony fruit. A wine to wait for. Day two and it was better still. Lovely.
Rebuy – Yes

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