Profile: Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Florence Heresztyn, 02 May 2017. Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini 27 Rue Richebourg 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel. +33 (0)3 80 34 13 99 www.heresztyn-mazzini.com This domaine is to be found right in the centre of Gevrey-Chambertin – you might choose a range of shops… Read More
weekend 2, 2017 – a couple of bottles
Another quiet weekend, but this time two bottles on song… 2013 Domaine des Chézeaux / Ponsot, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Charmes Always a pain to remove these ‘plastic corks!’ Medium-plus colour in the glass. It smells great – plenty of aromatic volume, depth of fresh, ripe fruit too –… Read More
“can I refill it and put the cork back?”
I guess I’m going to have to see this one*. I guess I’m still not the only one trying to workout how the auctioneers; Acker, Bagheera, Spectrum and previous Christies management – and they are probably not alone – could make so much money from this –… Read More
a few bottles… (weeks 18+19!)
A little remiss of me, but here are two week(end)s worth of bottles: … Read More
one or two holiday bottles…
Dec 23 Dec 24 The magnums Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 23+24 Dec 27… Read More
2015 – The growing season
Hot or not? 2015 was clearly a hot, if largely an easy vintage for the producers – but how does that compare to others with the same ‘label?’ The 1976 vintage stays in our awareness as a hot vintage, particularly if you’re British, as here was indeed a… Read More
Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur – Vosne-Romanée
Tasted in Vosne with Bernard Gros, 03 June 2015. Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur 6, rue des Grands Crus 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 12 43 www.domaine-gros-frere-et-soeur.fr There are many facets of wine and the presentation of wine in Vosne-Romanée – some domaines… Read More
Faiveley (Mercurey) – 2013
Tasted in Mercurey with Julien Bordet, 12th February 2015. Domaine Faiveley Domaine de la Framboisière 1 grande rue 71640 Mercurey www.domaine-faiveley.com Domaines Faiveley have 72 hectares in the Côte Chalonnaise; the majority is in Mercurey, 55 hectares, but they also have 5 in Montagny, 5… Read More
a weekend quartet…
1990 Michel Juillot, Corton Perrières There’s clearly a little age in the colouring, but nothing brown. The nose is modest but sweet, with a little deep fruit compôte. In the mouth there’s a little fatness to the texture… Read More