week 16s weekend wines…
Hmm – a nice selection I thought – but there were a couple of disappointments. 2013 Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Champ Canet A hint of oak spice and a width of engaging aroma. Ooh! This is nice; layers of beautiful flavour and a fine line of enlivening acidity. Read More
changes at château de pommard…
Today’s press release from the Château de Pommard. Under their new ownership, they are very much moving forward with a business-centric approach: Château de Pommard builds its international sales network Hires Ann Feely as Chief Commercial Officer Pommard, France 14th March 2016 Château de Pommard is expanding its sales… Read More
one or two holiday bottles…
Dec 23 Dec 24 The magnums Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 23+24 Dec 27… Read More
just a few whites from this week…
Drunk slowly over the last 4 days, with a little Volnay here and there. The first two being part of a selection opened for tour-guests which also included a Puligny Champs Canet and a Bienvenues plus more Volnay 😉 2012 Olivier Leflaive, Bourgogne Oncle Vincent… Read More
Château de Puligny-Montrachet – 2014
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with winemaker Jacques Montagnon, 19 October 2015. Domaine du Château de Puligny-Montrachet Rue de But 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 39 14 http://www.demontille.com/ Jacques on 2015: “2015 really delivered great quality raw materials, and clearly with no problems… Read More
Anne et Pierre Morey, Morey-Blanc – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with Anne Morey, 14 October 2015. Domaine Pierre Morey / Morey-Blanc 13 Rue Pierre Mouchoux 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 21 03 www.morey-meursault.fr Pierre Morey is now retired so daughter, Anne is at the helm of this… Read More
Heitz-Lochardet – Chassagne-Montrachet
Tasted in Chassagne with Armand Heitz, 21 July 2015. Domaine Heitz-Lochardet 24 Rue Charles Paquelin 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 19 Today’s new face in Chassagne is Domaine Heitz-Lochardet, their home is an old but impressive house and buildings close to the wine-shop… Read More
Book: Recipes from the French Wine Harvest
This book has been waiting for more love than I had time for for, there were simply too many things to do, but now the timing seems perfectly appropriate as the home domaine is approaching mid-harvest. Rosi, just in case you hadn’t made the connection, is clearly the better half… Read More
‘anthology’ of the last days…
A shocking tasting by Allen Meadows: “1996 white burgundy, and in particular Ramonet though Niellon and Sauzet contributed, continues to disappoint as 8 of 9 bottles were premoxed and another one (1976 Leflaive “Clavoillon”) was corked as was one of the reds (1989 Roty Griotte). It was one of the… Read More