Burgundy Harvest 15 September 2014…
A perfect pic by Caroline l’Estimé of Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard: Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Les Caillerets today. Typically, for my first day ‘on the job,’ today there are no grapes at the home domaine! They started with Volnay Lurets yesterday, harvested under the same benign 22°C and sunshine as… Read More
jon wyand’s window on burgundian complexity…
The complexity of Burgundy in just one picture – thanks to Jon Wyand. JNG, mentioned on the left of this image, is Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard. Share this:Click to… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
in the misty vines…
Two atmospheric pictures courtesy of Caroline Lestimé of Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard; spreading a little manure compost in their vines yesterday, in the mist… Share this:… Read More
Santenay: Village Profile
There are two ways to Santenay – at least if you come from the north, and I expect that the majority of you will… The most well-trodden route of wine tourists is likely to be the road through the vines from Chassagne-Montrachet; as you travel southwards the vines rising on… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted (1er + GC)
Regional Wines (11) Villages Wines (28) Premier Cru Wines (76) Grand Cru Wines (25) 1er CRU WINES 1997 d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs (Magnum) A soft, sweet and much redder fruited nose than the last bottles. The palate is medium intensity, coming… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family between March and August 2007. There main exception in these pages are that the majority of the 1997’s were tasted at a large gathering in Beaune in… Read More
last of the recent 97 whites…
Seems I’m getting ‘grief’ for being lazy with these! The next batch will be all red! 1997 Jean-Noël Gagnard, Chassagne 1er Les Caillerets Wow – don’t often drink from a jeroboam! Medium-pale yellow colour. The nose is understated but relatively fine – gives the impression of… Read More