Marsannay: Village Profile
As the most northerly outpost of the Côte d’Or, Marsannay sits in the long shadow of Dijon. The hill of Marsannay forms a complex, clay-limestone (middle Jurassic) east-facing hillside that has many geological faults and is intersected by multiple Combes (side valleys). It is clearly consistent and continuous with… Read More
Profile: Château des Jacques
Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with Cyril Chirouze, 17 May 2016. Château des Jacques 47 Les Jacques 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 51 64 www.chateau-des-jacques.fr The Château des Jacques is a well-known name in the Jadot wine portfolio, but I didn’t realise… Read More
the effects of frost in marsannay (and wider)…
Right: Pictured today in Marsannay Les Grandes Vignes – compare it to the picture at the top of the page – that’s what the growth looks like (this week) in an average year! It was nice and warm just over a week ago in the Côte d’Or, but this week… Read More
Château du Meursault part 1 – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with winemaker Emmanuel Escutenaire and Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, 22 October 2015. Domaine de Château du Meursault Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 26 22 75 www.chateau-meursault.com Of-course everybody knows the Château de Meursault as home of the Meursault… Read More
Syndicat de Gevrey-Chambertin: Roi Chambertin 2010
We gathered in the Hotel de Poste in Beaune on Friday 18th November to taste through samples of the 2010s offered by the Syndicat members. Certainly the list of producers was far from complete, but an excellent selection of 83 wines from 32 producers was spread across three tables for… Read More
Boisset Jean-Claude – 2007
These wines tasted in Nuits St.Georges with wine-maker Grégory Patriat on the 20th May 2009. Grégory explained that (when he is not getting into trouble for having ‘too low’ yields) he is interested to locate and widen his ‘mid-range’ whites, particularly if they come from lesser known appellations. He also… Read More
Saint Marc – 2019
Tasted in Paris l’Hôpital with Arnaud Mitanchey, 27 April 2021 Domaine Saint Marc 1. Rue de Nolay 71150 Paris l’Hôpital Tel: +33 3 85 91 13 14 www.saint-marc.fr Here’s another domaine where I tasted a great Beaune in my 2018… Read More
DIAM and the eventual triumph of empiricism…
A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More
2017 harvest – 14 september
Nuits’ Clos de l’Arlot , this afternoon… Although I ‘did’ Nuits and Chambolle yesterday, I’m a sucker for a nice view – so today, the team of l’Arlot were at it again, plus more again in the swathe of vines (Premeaux) south of Nuits close to Les St.Georges. Read More