St.Vincent =2018= St.Véran
Yesterday evening, the venue was the the Château de Chasselas – it was a little party to celebrate St.Véran as the location of the 74th St.Vincent Tournante – 27-28 January 2018. Of-course, St.Véran is actually an appellation, not a village, hence, the party was in Chasselas and location of the… Read More
Jean Loron – 2015
Tasted in Pontanevaux with Philippe Bardet and Jean Pierre Rodet, 23 May 2017. Maison Jean Loron 1846 RN 6 71570 Pontanevaux Tel: +33 3 85 36 81 20 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr Outside of occasional new domaine profiles, my annual look at the wines of… Read More
enforcing the status quo?
Interesting. I would say that here it is the ‘revitalising the region‘ comment that is up for interpretation – at least if we look at at past actions. Louis Latour, and I have to say Drouhin too, seem to approach the Beaujolais region purely as a source of ‘entry… Read More
Bourgogne Rosés for summer 2016 – Pinot vs Gamay
There were two tastings in 3 days – 06+08 June 2016 – the first in Beaune and the second in Villefranche (Beaujolais). Who would come out on top – northern Burgundy or southern Burgndy? I looked at the current commercial vintage, which of-course largely means 2015 – though there are… Read More
Chateau Portier
Tasted in Moulin à Vemt with Denis Chastel-Sauzet, 12 April 2016. Château Portier 1765 Route de Moulin à Vent 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 59 39 What a fabulous position this domaine has, not just the ‘château,’ they also have vines all around the Moulin… Read More
Volnay ‘Various’ – Bouchard Père et Fils
Tasted With Frederic Weber in Beaune, 31 March 2016. We made a tour of Bouchard’s vines in Volnay – they have 6 hectares – before returning to the Château de Beaune for the tasting. The following is a list of notes taken during our tour: Caillerets ‘traverse’ section has old… Read More
notes from a lunch…
I’m fortunate to have a bunch of friends in the UK who quickly convene for a tipple or two if I can be ‘in the area.’ This was our second gathering in lest than 12 months – and what a good one too – a unrushed… Read More
Jean-Philippe Fichet – 2014
I tasted in Meursault with Jean-Philippe, the 06 November, 2015. Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet 2 Rue de la Gare 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 69 34 www.domaine-fichet-meursault.com Jean-Philippe tells me he’s trying to limit the number of visits to his cellar in summer, but… Read More
Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
The gate into the Clos des Perrières AOC Meursault Producer map of Meursault-Perrières Vertical of Albert Grivault’s Clos des Perrières 2017-1928 Officially, this is Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières, though you might also see labels where the… Read More