Round-up of wines tasted (1er + GC)
Regional Wines (11) Villages Wines (28) Premier Cru Wines (76) Grand Cru Wines (25) 1er CRU WINES 1997 d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs (Magnum) A soft, sweet and much redder fruited nose than the last bottles. The palate is medium intensity, coming… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family between March and August 2007. There main exception in these pages are that the majority of the 1997’s were tasted at a large gathering in Beaune in… Read More
Gevrey-Chambertin: Village Profile
This page: A village profile – Page 2: An a-z of grand crus – Page 3: An a-z of 1er crus Head south from Dijon, and the urban sprawl begins to make-way for vineyards in the area of Chênove. Very soon, and on your right-hand side, you… Read More
1997 chambolles…
The interesting thing about slowly writing up these 1997 notes, village by village, is that you notice that things get slowly better as you head further north. It was a rare red wine that stood out in the Côte de Beaune, but certainly more common as you head north. Read More
3 blancs from 97
1997 Chandon de Brailles, Pernand Vergelesses 1er Ile des Vergelesses (Magnum) Medium yellow. A waxy brioche nose. The palate is fresh with very good acidity that’s coupled to quite some dimension and personality – very good length too – a very worthy 97. Rebuy – Yes… Read More
3 more whites
1997 Domaine Stéphane Aladame, Montagny 1er Cru (Magnum) Pale yellow coloured. The nose is high-toned – plenty of ripe fruit yet remains quite fresh. Good fruit with nice enough acidity – a successful wine. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Jean-Yves Devevey, Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Les… Read More
top wines from 1999 – #3
The (alphabetical) list to choose from: 1999 Premier Crus Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots …find… Veronique Drouhin, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Petits Monts …find… J-F Mugnier, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Amoureuses …find… 1999 Grand Crus Domaine des Chézeaux (Ponsot), Clos St.Denis cuvée… Read More
top wines from 1999 – #2
The (alphabetical) list to choose from: 1999 Premier Crus Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots …find… Veronique Drouhin, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Petits Monts …find… J-F Mugnier, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Amoureuses …find… 1999 Grand Crus Domaine des Chézeaux (Ponsot), Clos St.Denis cuvée… Read More
onto the 1999’s – a game for the next days
This really started with the ‘uncovering’ of an unopened 6-pack of Potel’s 99 Volnay VV – I opened one up and it was excellent, so what else lay in the cellar untested? I decided to call it a day once 5 bottles of the same vintage were rounded up… Read More