Marchand-Tawse & Domaine Tawse – 2017
Tasted with Thomas Dinel in Nuits St.Georges, 13 December 2018. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com Thomas on 2017: “Some wines were light – probably because of the size of the crop –… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2017
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 13 December, 2018. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2018: “2018 was not an easy vintage. I would say unusual, or special, but it’s too… Read More
2017 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 15 November, 2018. This was the eighth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
weekend corkscrew work – week 9 2018
Oedoria, Cremant, Extra-Brut From the Cave Cooperative of that name in Beaujolais, made with chardonnay. A modest but pure nose. Plenty of slightly rustic bubbles – it gets better with air as the CO2 calms. The flavour is excellent, wide and with a fine purity – totally… Read More
Faiveley – 2016
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with winemaker Jerome Flous, 13 December 2017. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com Jerome on 2017: “2017 was a renewal! It’s a nice vintage for volume, the frosted vines certainly… Read More
Marchand-Tawse & Domaine Tawse – 2016
Tasted with Mark Fincham in Nuits St.Georges and Beaune, 07 and 12 December 2017. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com A complicated tasting as multiple locations and different days to taste just about everything… Read More
2016 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 16 November, 2017. This was the seventh presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – first done with the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The format was the… Read More
great offer today…
I don’t, as a rule, give names and links to offers, because it’s a little ‘too’ commercial for this site, I prefer to give market indications without naming the merchants, but this is simply a great offer: I really rated this Clos Vougeot in my vintage write-up chez… Read More
jadot acquires… (plus gratuitous musigny pics)
A nice day today, mainly touring the Côte de Nuits – in the meantime, an email in my inbox regarding Louis Jadot’s newest acquisition (press release to the right) – and it’s a whole 18 hectares worth with the acquisition of Prieur-Brunet in Santenay. I tried to visit PB… Read More