Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 14
Saturday SEPT 23rd No, this wouldn’t be our last day yet. I’d not heard any whispers as to when we’d be ‘done’ so onwards and upwards again to the Hautes-Cotes and to the same site from yesterday – which I’d taken to be ‘En Fretoilles’. Seemed a lot cooler first… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 10 – Sept 19th
Tuesday SEPT 19th Pleasingly it had been dry overnight as we had a slightly earlier (by 15 minutes) departure than usual on this morning. I’ve realised, belatedly, from my words of Monday (18th) after mentioning the overnight heavy rain, and Michel suggesting the Hautes-Cotes would have had less precipitation than… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Days 8 & 9 – Sept 17/18th
Sunday – 17th September As a non-working day, coming after the extended evening’s Paulee, and being kept awake by excessive, unwarranted noise into the ‘small hours’, I allowed myself the ‘luxury’ of a decadent lie in until rousing myself around 8.00 a.m. My room mate, Chef Jean-Michel, had already… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 6 – Sept 15th
Domaine Vendange Team1 Friday Appreciate these are (to be) the words for this Day 6 but I’ve realised I’ve forgotten an aspect of the late evening of yesterday (Day 5) hence, rather than provide such words to Bill, and ask him to edit/add to the Day… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 5 – Sept 14th
(typed 5/10/23) A welcome clear early morning start to this day weather wise from yesterday but, as initially cooler, and maybe influenced by the day before, I layered up a bit under continuing to wear waterproofs – the Englishman in me I guess ! As it happened the day brightened… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 2 – Sept 11th
(Typed 24/9/23) Up at 6.09 for breakfast to be ready for a 7.15 departure for Vosne 1er cru Clos Des Reas – part deux. As circa 2 hectares clearly this monopole isn’t a site one can see off quickly, albeit as someone used to Arlaud’s 5ha of Bourgogne Roncevie requiring… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 1 – Sept 10th
The Italians ‘Acho’ 5 (2) The Italians ‘Acho’ 5 (2) Juliette’s ace hound3 Warning:- Some Doggy Porn (clean pictures of dogs !) will accompany this report 😊 Slept pretty well given I’d been travelling for… Read More
michel noëllat 2010 vosne-romanée
2010 Michel Noëllat, Vosne-Romanée Medium, medium-plus colour. The aromas are of barrel spice and (much fainter) vanilla – there’s just a suggestion of background reduction enhancing the depth of the nose too – whatever all that-lot sounds like,… Read More
michel noëllat 2010 savigny les lavières
2010 Michel Noëllat, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Les Lavières Medium, medium-plus colour. The very shy nose has a hint of savoury to it, perhaps vaguely reductive – either that or oaky! In the mouth this is very well balanced, there’s… Read More