interesting: mugnier and musigny…
Now isn’t this interesting. Pic stolen from a Facebook post… I have to say that I never really thought of Freddy Mugnier and Château Latour as bed-fellows, though I do understand the ‘stance’ and knowing FM, I’m sure it has nothing to do with the money. But… Read More
2013 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 13th November, 2014. Once more, ‘Bravo!’ to the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for this tasting. The format was the same as last year for the 12s, except that there was one extra hour available for tasting – I used all-but 15 minutes of that extra hour… Read More
interesting stuff…
PUNCH | Is the Jura Dealing with the “Urban Outfitters Effect”? http://t.co/gA9inFNPQe — Melissa M. Sutherland (@melissa_ful) December 13, 2014 http://punchdrink.com/articles/is-the-jura-dealing-with-the-urban-outfitters-effect/ A well-written and thought-provoking piece. There are many viewpoints of-course, and it is really no different a complaint to… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2012 Mâconnais
Speed-dating – Mâcon-style. Wines tasted in the Mâconnais 22 May, 2014. I’ve been pretty critical of the 2012 white vintage in the Mâconnais. It’s full and it’s concentrated but it’s also largely lacking in acidity and the energy that this acidity brings. I’ve previously written that a smaller number of… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
Profile: Domaine Poisot Père et Fils (Aloxe)
I first met Remi Poisot at his new UK agent’s tasting in London in May (notes also appended). He was very personable and was reinvigorating a family domaine that was largely known only to négociants – before that he was a Captain in the Navy. I was sure that it… Read More
Profile: Domaine Au Pied du Mont Chauve (Chassagne)
I’d been meaning to get in touch with an old contact for far too long, and finally managed it this year. Fabrice Lesne (pronounced Lenn) used to be the white-wine maker for Maison Nicolas Potel – before everything fell apart in 2007/2008. I liked the wines that Fabrice… Read More
harvest: a few more notes
Starting with bit of an advertorial from François Labet at Château La Tour in the Clos de Vougeot. We just started slowly and our forecast looks quite accurate. We picked yesterday the young vines replanted in the Vieilles Vignes plots at Chateau de la Tour. We expect to produce… Read More
The big round-up
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly tasted with producers at the end of March 2012 – almost 200 wines – the bulk are culled from tastings put on for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne which happens every two years. I’ll start with a selection of wines from Beaune, followed by… Read More