burgundy 2013 harvest – thursday 3rd october…
My first time on the new TGV route – indicated 319 km/h towards Dijon – I would lose my car in France even for attempting that! And what a great way to arrive, on a summer-like autumn day of 25°C – definitely t-shirts by the triage table. Of-course the… Read More
some hail, some veraison and an eye on the 2013 harvest…
Claude asked yesterday ‘What are current harvest date estimates?’, and given the amount of permutations it seemed worth making an additional post… As a sidenote, earlier today there was a report that the vintage for the whole of France would be bad due to hail, so Philippe Bouzereau… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More
Profile: Domaine Contat-Grangé (Maranges)
The roots of this domaine start with an owner of vines in Cheilly – he had vines in Puligny too, but decided to swap these for more vines in Cheilly – because, of-course, Puligny was too far away! Isn’t life funny! Today’s owners are Yvon and Chantal Contat-Grangé who came… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron (Nuits)
Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron is easily located – it’s the first small collection of buildings on your right-hand side as you enter Premeaux from the south, direction Nuits St.Georges – sitting at the top of the ‘hill’ before the road dips down to the centre of the village. Enter the… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family (a bunch from Pascal Marechand excepted), between May 2012 and September 2012… Regional Wines (6) Villages Wines (12) Premier Cru Wines (37) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL… Read More
Profile: Domaine Robert Chevillon (Nuits)
Pull into the courtyard at Domaine Robert Chevillon and, at least in the summer when doors are propped open, you are likely to be greeted first, not by Denis or Bertrand Chevillon, but rather the large, inquisitive head of the courtyard – their boxer dog. Luckily, despite its impressive… Read More
a few of pascal marchand’s 2010s
Tasted Monday evening with Pascal and courtesy of www.realwines.ch (a really eclectic range of wines). The majority of these wines have been assembled in tank for the last two or three weeks, awaiting their turn for bottling – the exceptions are noted. The two whites were bottled two… Read More
Profile: Domaine François Mikulski (Meursault)
My relatively limited exposure to the wines of François Mikulski had been 100% positive – and both colours too – I was also a fan of his mold-breaking labels so it seemed he was just the type of producer worth spending my time on. Harder said than done! I’d tried… Read More