Montrieux – 2023
Tasted in Mercurey with Jean-Baptiste & Marie Aimée Bordeaux Montrieux, 05 December 2024. Domaine Montrieux Château de Jamproye 71640 Mercurey Tel: +33 3 85 45 15 76 Marie-Aimée’s Instagram There’s another family domaine from the team of Baron Thénard, and that’s here in Mercurey. Hidden away in the small vineyard… Read More
Lamy-Caillat – 2016
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with the highly photogenic Sébastien Caillat, 02 October 2018. Domaine Lamy-Caillat Place des Grands Puits, 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 (0)6 73 39 05 00 www.lamycaillat.fr blog… Sébastien on 2018: “2018, a year with that started… 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
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
Just so many wines…
Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st December 2010 and the end of March 2011. They are mainly 2009s and 2008s – I tasted lots of 2010s in this period, but far too early to make notes – there’s not much value telling you that Romanée-Conti… Read More
Profile: Maison Remoissenet Père et Fils (Beaune)
Remoissenet Père et Fils, is an old and established name that is slowly and quietly carving out a new name for itself – as a producer of good reds! Founded in 1877, this unusual and interesting company was run for about 30 years by Roland Remoissenet from a stunning… Read More
from this week’s inquisition…
My many thanks for the vigneron(ne)s that put up with my questions this week – many covetable wines for sure! Purely alphabetically: Au Pied de Mont Chauve Jacques Carillon Jean Chartron Comtesse de Chérisey Thomas-Collardot Le Grappin Antoine Jobard… Read More