chenu 2006 savigny blanc…
Another cellar ‘find’. Indeed there are other 06 Chenus to be drunk over the next weeks! 2006 Louis Chenu et Filles, Savigny-lès-Beaune (Blanc) Medium lemon yellow colour. The characteristic high-toned aromas of Savigny have been augmented with fruit… Read More
chenu 2010 savigny 1er aux clous
Yes, I know, they aren’t going to last very long are they…(?) 2010 Louis Chenu Père et Filles, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Aux Clous Just as good as the last one. Rebuy – Yes I have the impression… Read More
louis chenu 2010 savigny 1er aux clous
2010 Louis Chenu Père et Filles, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Aux Clous Barely medium colour. The nose is lovely: lot’s and lots of red berries, shaded to raspberry, but with an undertow of something faintly earthy and mneral. Surprising intensity here… Read More
louis chenu 2011 savigny blanc
My first 2011 at home. And very tasty it was too. 2011 Louis Chenu et Filles, Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc Bottled a little earlier than usual because they had already run out of 2010 and needed something to sell!… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted ‘en-place’
150 wines for you. d’Ardhuy (Corgoloin) Albert Bichot (Beaune) JC Boisset (Nuits) Simon Bize (Savigny) Camille-Giroud (Beaune) Champy (Beaune) Louis Chenu (Savigny) Dublère (Savigny) Rebourgeon-Mure (Pom.) Seguin-Manuel (Beaune) The format of the majority of 2011 notes that follow,… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between August 2009 and mid-December 2009. Regional Wines (8) Villages Wines (19) Premier Cru Wines (28) Grand Cru Wines (17) REGIONAL WINES 2007 Albert Bichot, Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes… Read More
update thursday 25th sept
The weather is holding, so now it’s time to get serious. Here are a few early reports: DOMAINE LOUIS CHENU ET FILLES We started this morning with (Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er) Les Talmettes. We did a grapes selection, we have very few rotten grapes, but we have to check maturity. Read More
mid-weekers…
1997 Nicolas Potel, Volnay This nose starts a little bulky but given time it opens – becoming an absolute belter! – really complex, alluring and a little floral too. The palate like the nose, also starts a little bulky – monolithic even – the acidity is a little… Read More
Burgundy Reports
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