week(end) 13 – the wines – lucky us…
A weekend in the mountains – plus some clear ‘wine-joy.’ 2010 Francois Mikulski, Meursault 1er Charmes I’ve never yet had a problem, but I see reports of advanced bottles from François – which is a shame because I love both the man and his wines – but this… Read More
week(end) 11 – a tasty wine selection (part 1)…
2000 Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Clos des Ursules This must be about the 7th or 8th bottle from a full case – like all the others, this has a modest intensity but a far from modest complexity and overall drinkability. Lovely wine – also a better showing than… Read More
Tasting: 36x Ladoix 2013
Tasted in Beaune, courtesy of the BIVB, 11 December 2015. Two or three times a year the BIVB help arrange a blind tasting for me, this time the theme was Ladoix 2013. It’s simple – I work my way through the wines blind and those that seem outstanding to me… Read More
Baron Thénard – 2014
Tasted in Givry with Jean-Baptiste Bordeaux Montrieux, 02 November 2015. Domaine Thénard 7 Rue de L’Hôtel de ville 71640 Givry Tel: +33 3 85 44 31 36 A branch of the Thénard family owned land in Givry since at least 1760, but the estate was actually… Read More
Profile: Butterfield Wines – Beaune
Tasted in Beaune with David Butterfield, 20 October 2015. Butterfield Wine 24 Avenue du 8 Septembre 21200, Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 69 36 www.butterfieldwine.com Semi-Canadian, David Butterfield has been living in Beaune for a number of years. Since 2005 he has been… Read More
are sommeliers really responsible for global warming?
Weekend bottles: My first thought when I picked up the Jadot was ‘Wow! That’s heavy.’ For my second thought, ‘wow’ had already been replaced by sorrow for the people who have to deliver these wines into retailers and cellars. The bottle of the Bouchard wine is maybe less… Read More
3 little somethings from the last weekend…
I should really post my weekend wines – before I forget them! – eh? Particularly as the Jadot is second only to the ’71 Chambertin this year… 2007 L+A Lignier, Morey St.Denis 1er Cuvée Romain Lignier Relatively deep colour… Read More
Santenay – Clos de Malte
Burgundy’s merchant class – facing up to a changing market
Versus a generation ago – let us say 30 years – the market dynamics of traders who buy and sell wine have been far from static. The traditional Beaune-based merchants, or the ‘Maisons’ remain the focus of commentators but they have much more competition today, and at all levels… Read More