Laurent Ponsot – 2017
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Laurent Ponsot, 23 April 2019. Laurent Ponsot SAS 10 Rue Des Cerisiers ZA Petite Champagne 21640 Gilly Les Citeaux Tel: +33 3 80 41 03 27 www.laurentponsot.wine “I’m not anyway a vigneron – I am… Read More
just a few recent wines…
As Dan and Mike, in the comments, were interested. Here are some notes from a previous post plus some other bottles too: 2019 Berthaut-Gerbet, Bourgogne Hautes Côted de Nuits Medium-plus colour. Perfumed with dark-red fruit. Nicely sweeping lines from this middle-weight wine, a wine that was drunk in… Read More
weekend wines – week 9 2022
Quite a mix – also my reactions versus my expectations too! 2020 Georges Duboeuf, Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Clos Reyisser The Duboeuf family actually do own vines here and whilst the label and corks seem to indicate it might have been made at their factory, here is actually a… Read More
week 39: the last harvesting days, @louvre_lens & some wines
We’ve just returned from a (necessary) week in the UK – so my harvesting this year was cut a little short – that said – my home team in Beaune still managed to finish in September, just! The major part of the harvest was completed on Saturday (25th) and… Read More
weekend #31 2021 – some wines…
Three winners this weekend… 2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Corton Clos du Roi Hmm, this is a 2008 but one with no lack of aromatic depth or concentration. There’s the first impression of some sous-bois in the mix together with a beautiful floral width – that’s lovely. In the mouth… Read More
weekend 14 2021, some wines…
Yes, mainly Chablis but with no regrets, just utter enjoyment from all this weekend: 2019 L&C Poitout, Petit Chablis A vertical nose – high and low tones but not so wide – there’s a floral freshness here. In the mouth the width that was missing on the… Read More
2016 Chablis
Straight to the point: 2016 is like 2015 in that it is another delicious vintage in Chablis. Differing from 2015, the wines of 2016 are, generally, more classically Chablis due to having a fresher fruit profile – they have finesse and punch – but I quickly found 3 style… Read More
La Manufacture – 2014
Tasted in Maligny with Benjamin Laroche, 27 January 2016. La Manufacture 7, Rue des Maisons Rouges 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 45 42 30 78 www.lamanufacture-vins.fr Yesterday, my last visit was with Laurent Tribut, today I’m with Benjamin Laroche – they are two… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were (in the main) really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were mainly drunk at home or at organised dinners between July 2006 – which averaged well over 30°C so plenty of… Read More