2012 Roi Chambertin
Tasted on 14th November 2013. Well-done Gevrey-Chambertin! Not just for the brilliant quality of their 2012 wines – and they really are brilliant – but the organisation and fortitude that the Syndicat displayed to make this such a good event! This is the third-such tasting from the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin… Read More
Random Ruminations
Prices It’s a gas P Flavescence 2014: What next… Prices Well, it’s the talk of the town; onwards and upwards is the only way – or so it currently seems. Burgundy, just like Bordeaux has seen boom and bust pricing over many generations – we current enjoy, or rather, the… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jean Chartron (Puligny)
Before visiting this domaine, I’d met Jean-Michel Chartron a number of times, usually as one of ‘Les Trois Barbouzes’ – an informal grouping of the domaines Chartron, Olivier and Seguin-Manuel – all at the time wearing beards (barbouzes!) of-course. Whilst it’s quite some time since you met two of… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
Profile: Domaine Georges & Pascale Chicotot (Nuits)
Clément, Georges & Pascale Chicotot I was first aware of Domaine Chicotot through a nice series of photos posted by Clément Chicotot on Facebook – his ducks are the motif to this report. Having asked if it would be okay to reprint his photos, I thought… Read More
The best of Corton 2009 – Blind!
I tasted a range of 2009 Corton during the Grand Jours de Bourgogne in early 2012 and I thought it a terrific vintage for the hill; consistent, powerful and yet balanced. Of-course the fruit was a little riper in 2009, but I felt that suited this appellation right… Read More
Profile: Domaine Chantal Remy (Morey)
Monuments to Domaine Remy dot important vineyards of the Côte de Nuits. The family domaine is much smaller today, but still with much to offer. There were once two domaine Remys – one in Gevrey-Chambertin and the other in Morey St.Denis. The Gevrey domaine of Philippe Remy was… Read More
offer of the day – Faiveley 2012…
DOMAINE FAIVELEY 2012 – En Primeur PREMIERS CRUS Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 2012 75cl 69.80 Swiss Francs Pommard Les Rugiens 2012 75cl 78.00 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 2012 75cl 98.00 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 2012 150cl 201.00 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuées 2012 75cl 119.00 Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d’Orveau… Read More
I could sing… (burgundy harvest 2013 – saturday 5th october)
Gevrey-Chambertin Les Crais – okay, if I was being picky, the chardonnay grapes are a little large 😉 In the last 24 hours I did three things I’d never done before (well, almost never…!) I ate a burger and chips approaching midnight after Friday’s late harvest finish, then… Read More