François Gaunoux – 2020
Tasted in Meursault at Château Gaunoux, 14 December 2021, with Claudine Gaunoux and Jean-Pierre Tournier. Domaine François Gaunoux / Château Gaunoux 23 Rue du 11 Novembre 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 22 40 www.gaunoux.com (flash) More reports… Read More
François Gaunoux – 2019
Tasted in Meursault at Château Gaunoux the 17 March 2021, with Jean-Pierre Tournier & Claudine Gaunoux. Domaine François Gaunoux / Château Gaunoux 23 Rue du 11 Novembre 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 22 40 www.gaunoux.com (flash) More… Read More
Auxey-Duresses: Village Profile
When it comes to white wine recommendations and the common old question of ‘what’s a better value alternative to Puligny or Meursault?‘ my toes curl and my teeth grind when people, with an assured air of superior knowledge, authoritatively boom – ‘Oh you should look at St.Aubin!‘ Save for a… Read More
Older wines from Camille Giroud
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 06 and 08 February 2015. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65 www.camillegiroud.com Camille Giroud is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year – and in preparation, there’s a… Read More
adieu benjamin leroux…
Sort-of… Hi Bill, Just a quick note to inform you that I will leave the Domaine Comte Armand by the end of July this year. Paul Zinetti who worked with me for the last 4 years will take over my position. I will be still act as a consultant,… Read More
GJB: Pommard 1er Cru – 2012
Pommard premier crus (almost exclusively!) from 2012, all tasted on 21 March, 2014 in Pommard. Really great strength in-depth here. Some of the best from this village that I’ve ever experienced… 2012 Vaudoisey-Creusefond, Pommard Les Charmots Deep, a super,… Read More
a good dinner…
Yesterday evening we had the good fortune that some ‘wine friends’ were in town for dinner. Just to give an impression of the wines, we started with an apero of 1979 Thevenot Meursault-Goutte d’Or, I’ve had better bottles as there was a bit of persistent (but faint) musty oxidative… Read More
random ruminations
There’s a turn-up – the Summer Issue and its still summer! As you will have noted from last summer’s Beaune-fest, the lack of a paying subscriber ‘model’ for Burgundy Report means that I’m as free as a bird to find out about, and write about, whatever comes into my head… Read More
Profile: Maison Pascal Marchand (Nuits St.Georges)
UPDATE: Spring 2012 – A selection of 2010s The redoubtable, indefatigable Pascal Marchand is back. In a Burgundy context Pascal’s talent was spotted and brought to the fore when the Comte Armand chose him to be winemaker at the Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard; that was in… Read More