jean-claude bachelet 2008 puligny-montrachet…
This wine followed a Gilles Bouton 2009 St.Aubin 1er, Dents du Chien – and was clearly a better wine despite the premier cru label of the former – but it costs twice as much, so that’s fair I suppose… 2008 Jean-Claude Bachelet, Puligny-Montrachet… Read More
Profile: Maison Pascal Marchand (Nuits St.Georges)
UPDATE: Spring 2012 – A selection of 2010s The redoubtable, indefatigable Pascal Marchand is back. In a Burgundy context Pascal’s talent was spotted and brought to the fore when the Comte Armand chose him to be winemaker at the Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard; that was in… Read More
Profile: Domaine Antoine & Rachel Olivier (Santenay)
This family domaine was founded in the 1960s and used to be based in Santenay-le-Haut, but moved in 2007 into part of the old premises of Vincent Girardin. These ‘new’ premises had lain empty between 2002 and 2007 in Santenay-le-Bas – just a few metres down the Chassagne road… Read More
Just so many wines – part 2
Not quite the blast that was part 1 – just over 90 wines – probably fatigue was starting to set in! Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st April 2011 and the end of June 2011. They are mainly 2009s – more and more… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2011 and August 2011. Regional Wines (3) Villages Wines (14) Premier Cru Wines (24) Grand Cru Wines (6) REGIONAL WINES 2009 David Clark, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains… 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
decanter and ‘early onset oxidation’…
I just did something that I haven’t done for years – I bought a copy of Decanter. Intruiged by the summary of their story on the Decanter website I decided to see what passes for cutting-edge wine journalism. First I have to say that the magazine is more impressive than… Read More
what’s new this week…
A few new infos from the BIVB, plus Andrew Jefford falling under the spell of the Clos de Tart. How much wine, and where? The 2010 vintage has produced a total of 1,393,030 hectoliters in (greater) Burgundy (equivalent to 186 million bottles). This is 12.4% below the… Read More
decanter: white burgundy ‘unreliable’…
The shock!!! It is fair to criticise how long it’s taken, but as they say ‘better late than never.’ I believe there’s a wider discussion of this subject in the magazine; unless you have a problem selling your white burgundy – and today it’s about managing expectations – this… Read More