1997 White Burgundy
First of all an apology – a mere 20 whites tasted – I did have another 12 lined up, including some big name premier and grand crus from Domaine Leflaive, however, the mixed dozen were from the same merchant where a couple of the 1997 reds I tested in the… Read More
Round-up of all wines
No slurping and spitting; these wines were drunk at home with food and friends between July and November 2004. I picked up a few regional 2002’s and whilst they weren’t bad, I had expected a little more given the vintage. Corkwatch: 2 from 78 = 2.6% REGIONAL WINES 2000… Read More
1997 Red Burgundy
This vintage followed hot on the heels of the (almost) universally praised 1996 and the excellent in parts 1995 vintage. Then followed another excellent in parts vintage in the form of 1998 which was surmounted by the ‘once in a generation’ – or so we were led to believe –… Read More
4 B’s…
Actually, there were 5 B’s – but I forgot my cunning plan and already posted my note on the Blagny! 4 cracking wines: 2008 Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Le Chapitre A decent cork. The nose is fresh, almost graphite and brambly. In the mouth there is some… Read More
Chambolle-Musigny – 2013
All tasted in the Clos de Vougeot, 16th March 2015. Every second year, in the year where there is no Grands Jours de Bourgogne, there is this Trilogie tasting. This year it was held in the Château de Clos de Vougeot on the 16th March, and producers from the following… Read More
marsannay fat heads – take 2 – plus a gsh moment…
Clearly this wine didn’t meet expectation. But another half bottle plucked from the cellar tonight shows no beef, no brett and certainly no volatile acidity – hooray! Clearly given the last bottle’s performance I shouldn’t consider leaving them forever, but this was young, bright and pretty. Music – I… Read More