Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 14
Saturday SEPT 23rd No, this wouldn’t be our last day yet. I’d not heard any whispers as to when we’d be ‘done’ so onwards and upwards again to the Hautes-Cotes and to the same site from yesterday – which I’d taken to be ‘En Fretoilles’. Seemed a lot cooler first… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 13
Post descending vehicles pre work start HCDN Fontaine St Martin Friday SEPT 22nd Into Day 13 and on we go with no sign of a finish, blimey ! The morning had dawned bright & sunny with blue skies greeting us as, again, we returned to the Hautes-Cotes de Nuits… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 12
Thursday SEPT 21st In my out on the street (or in the car) predicament, all of my own making, during the early hours of this Thursday I sort of dozed fitfully on occasion, the night passing slowly until, hallelujah, around 6.00 a.m. I was very relieved, from my car, to… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 11
Wednesday SEPT 20th Back to Au Vallon again today, no hardship for me as, I’ve said previously, I really like this place/terroir – can’t really explain that, just a personal ‘feeling’. Perhaps the key aspect of this day would come in the evening/night but let’s get through the day first… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 10 – Sept 19th
Tuesday SEPT 19th Pleasingly it had been dry overnight as we had a slightly earlier (by 15 minutes) departure than usual on this morning. I’ve realised, belatedly, from my words of Monday (18th) after mentioning the overnight heavy rain, and Michel suggesting the Hautes-Cotes would have had less precipitation than… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Days 8 & 9 – Sept 17/18th
Sunday – 17th September As a non-working day, coming after the extended evening’s Paulee, and being kept awake by excessive, unwarranted noise into the ‘small hours’, I allowed myself the ‘luxury’ of a decadent lie in until rousing myself around 8.00 a.m. My room mate, Chef Jean-Michel, had already… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 7 – Sept 16th
Saturday… This was yet another varied and interesting day in more ways than one ! In football (soccer) parlance this might be suitably described as a game (or day) of two halves (parts) ! Let’s get into it. I was up earlier than usual, not sure how I… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 6 – Sept 15th
Domaine Vendange Team1 Friday Appreciate these are (to be) the words for this Day 6 but I’ve realised I’ve forgotten an aspect of the late evening of yesterday (Day 5) hence, rather than provide such words to Bill, and ask him to edit/add to the Day… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 5 – Sept 14th
(typed 5/10/23) A welcome clear early morning start to this day weather wise from yesterday but, as initially cooler, and maybe influenced by the day before, I layered up a bit under continuing to wear waterproofs – the Englishman in me I guess ! As it happened the day brightened… Read More