Clos de Tart – 2016
Tasted in Morey with Jacques Devauges, 14 December, 2017. Clos de Tart 7 Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 91 www.clos-de-tart.com I started with a cheeky question – ‘So, what’s new Jacques?‘ Jacques responded positively: “Well, we are… Read More
offer of the day – clos de tart
And as if by magic, in my inbox this morning: La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2007 75cl 148.00* Swiss francs La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2008 75cl 119.00 La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2011 75cl 135.00 La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2014 75cl… Read More
offer of the day – 2014 clos de tart
The last offer from my Swiss merchant (that I have notes for) was 2009, and the jump to 2014 is not very big in the context of the current market – maybe there was market push-back on their recent pricing? Of-course I’d be much more interested in what the 2015… Read More
jefford on clos de tart…
A thoughtful and in-depth article on the Clos de Tart by Andrew Jefford – it only took him 6 months since his tasting in September to publish it – but a welcome addition, nonetheless 😉 http://www.decanter.com/jefford-monday-tasting-history-297081/ Share this:… Read More
Clos de Tart – 2014
Tasted in Morey with Jacques Devauges, 03 November, 2015. Clos de Tart 7 Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 91 www.clos-de-tart.com Jacques on 2015: Happy and not happy. The quality was exceptional; magnificent grapes with great balance,… Read More
clos de tart in the mainstream
https://t.co/VJxN0nab8N Okay, I’m afraid it has to be in a yukky ‘luxury’ section of the mainstream news, but mainstream news it is, and that’s a rarity. Given the pricing of the wine, this categorisation as a luxury can hardly be quibbled with. Personally I’d much prefer it to… Read More
changing the guard at clos de tart…
It’s en Français but here is a great post by Jacques Perrin, covering the recent Clos de Tart tastings, celebrating the vintages and retirement of Sylvain Pitiot as winemaker. There will another, similar, tasting at his UK importers in October, but unfortunately I’m fully booked! Look out for the floral… Read More
Clos de Tart – 2013
Tasted in Morey with Sylvain Pitiot, 27th November, 2014. Clos de Tart 7 Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 91 www.clos-de-tart.com Sad to see Sylvain in his last weeks as winemaker at Clos de Tart, though I think… Read More
A Clos de Tart Dinner
Always nice to get a fresh view of a domaine – especially one that has become as important as Clos de Tart. Become so important? Well, when I first started buying Burgundy in the mid-1990s, Clos de Tart was not a particularly expensive grand cru, though it typically offered… Read More