Profile: Domaine Digioia-Royer (Chambolle)
Of-course the most important question you will have about this domaine is likely not about their vineyards practices, inclusion of stems or even their oak regime, but rather – how to pronounce their name? – well that was the most important question for me anyway! For the record; ‘Dee-Joy-er’… Read More
l’enfant jesus and old man jacques…
Just an average Saturday night… 1959 Roger Moreau, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos St.Jacques Deeply coloured – still. The nose has a little oxidation – wait 20 minutes and it is only a memory; still hints of pure fruit from… Read More
Santenay: Village Profile
There are two ways to Santenay – at least if you come from the north, and I expect that the majority of you will… The most well-trodden route of wine tourists is likely to be the road through the vines from Chassagne-Montrachet; as you travel southwards the vines rising on… Read More
Just so many wines…
Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st December 2010 and the end of March 2011. They are mainly 2009s and 2008s – I tasted lots of 2010s in this period, but far too early to make notes – there’s not much value telling you that Romanée-Conti… Read More
A haul of ‘Boissets’
Tasted 25th March 2010 in Nuits St.Georges: J. Moreau et Fils: 2008 J. Moreau, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin Intense, sweet, slightly dark fruit. Super minerality and broad, well-defined acidity – A very nice start 2007 J. Moreau,… Read More
i wonder how many trees…
New Seguin Moreau barrel-making facility opened at Chagny in Burgundy On July 10, 2008 – The Oeneo group inaugurated its new Seguin Moreau barrel-making plant at Chagny in Burgundy. The new, state-of-the-art facility covering a E2,5 million investment has a capacity to produce at least 20,000 barrels per year. Production… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! Normally this is a compendium of wines that, in the main, are really drunk with food, friends and family, but I would say about two thirds of this issue’s are from tastings, all though between December 2007 and March 2008. A higher incidence of corked… Read More
Grandes Maisons Tasting: Grands Jours de Bourgogne
A very interesting tasting followed by dinner in the Château du Vougeot, arranged by the ‘Union des Maisons de Vins de Bourgogne’ which is a trade body of the Burgundy négoce that celebrated it’s 150th anniversary in 2006. Thirty-seven grand crus were presented ‘half-blind’ – you knew it was… Read More
a mix of 2004’s, late 2003’s and a hint of 2005’s
If I take a random selection of wines from good producers, then compare 2003 with 2004 then nine times out of ten, I prefer the 2004’s – and the more 2004’s I taste the more my impression is of a similarity to 2001 (for the sophistication of the tannins) but… Read More