grower profiles
Two very good profiles from Bert: Albert Bichot Alain Burguet Thanks Bert! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More
Profile: Domaine Lucie et Auguste Lignier (Morey St.Denis)
I met with Kellen Lignier just a few days before she started her 2007 harvest, she was busy bottling the last of her 2005’s; some Gevrey-Chambertin, and finally, her Passe-tout-grains. Halfway through our discussions the sound was drowned-out by an impressive 30 minute thunder storm – at least it was… Read More
The Spring 2007 Round-Up
This is hardly a real page – more of an index really – but there would have been far too much content for a single page given the (annually) wider coverage of new wines: 2004 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2005 Albert Bichot Portfolio – lookout for some Domaine… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
interesting wine in a new(ish) beaune restaurant
I had a very nice lunch in Beaune last week, and it provides me with an opportunity to give you a nice new restaurant tip and also to mention an uncommon, but tasty wine. The restaurant was called Clé de Voûte. If you enter the ring-road around Beaune from… Read More
christies change gear for the hospices de beaune
It seemed to me that in 2005 the selling ‘machine’ of Christies (at theit first attempt) did not really get into full gear for the sale of the 2005’s; prices were average and the wines should be excellent – perhaps Christies needed to get into the swing of things. This… Read More
a couple of weekend wines from 2004
2004 Louis Carillon, Puligny-Montrachet Pale yellow. The nose launches forward with ripe, citrus edged fruit before settling into a more brioche dominated lime fruit. The palate retains the citrus edge to its sweet fruit, though the key attribute is the mouthwatering acidity. This wine exemplifies perfectly the… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were (in the main) really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were mainly drunk at home or at organised dinners between July 2006 – which averaged well over 30°C so plenty of… Read More
Vosne-Romanée: Village Profile
— a little village history — the vineyards — a selection of wines — Vosne-Romanée holds an exalted status in the minds of burgundy ‘worshipers’ – in this context I use the term, worshiper assuredly – any day of the week, rain or shine, you will… Read More