06 domaine du pavillon volnay santenots
Albert Bichot ProfileAlbert Bichot's Domaine du Pavillon Volnay 1er SantenotsMy last bottle for a few days I suppose – I also just cancelled some lovely visits in the Côtes for the next two days – why? The blocked nose and the coughing; not what many vignerons want in their… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between August 2008 and the end of November 2008. A mere 52 bottles are listed here, but don’t forget that another 113 from this Autumn Report lie here – it… Read More
Profile: Domaine d’Eugénie (Vosne-Romanée)
Okay, first things first – why Eugénie? Well it is the name of the grandmother of François Pinault – or maybe we should now say François Pinot, owner of Château Latour. The untimely passing of Philippe Engel found a family with no natural successor that eventually decided to… Read More
catching up…
Rather than (as intended) smoking my keyboard with prose for next weekend’s scheduled Autumn issue of the Burgundy Report, I seem to have spent a whole day trying to catch up on what’s gone on over the last 3 weeks. First I particularly like the post on the Berry… Read More
news of the day…
Maison Albert Bichot’s forecast seems a little glum(?) I also bring you the curious tale of underwater storage…. Share this:Click to share on… Read More
jadot 2004 vosne-romanée
If I didn’t get on all that well with the 06 Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay, this is much more interesting. It’s actually about 20% more expensive than my highly rated Mugneret-Gibourg or Albert Bichot 04 Vosnes and both of those offer a more compelling current drinking experience – it won’t… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! Normally this is a compendium of wines that, in the main, are really drunk with food, friends and family, but I would say about two thirds of this issue’s are from tastings, all though between December 2007 and March 2008. A higher incidence of corked… Read More
Grandes Maisons Tasting: Grands Jours de Bourgogne
A very interesting tasting followed by dinner in the Château du Vougeot, arranged by the ‘Union des Maisons de Vins de Bourgogne’ which is a trade body of the Burgundy négoce that celebrated it’s 150th anniversary in 2006. Thirty-seven grand crus were presented ‘half-blind’ – you knew it was… Read More
the last 3 wines from 13 lats week (part 4)
2005 Albert Bichot, Grands-Echézeaux I drank this (the vines of and tended by Philippe Engel) out of sequence as I really wanted the comparison with the Griotte. The vanilla-style sweet oak is still too much to the fore, this is a wall of almost overpowering… Read More