Profile: Domaine Perrot-Minot
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Christophe Perrot-Minot, 29 June 2017. Domaine Perrot-Minot 54, Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 32 51 www.perrot-minot.com For years and years I’ve tasted the wines of this domaine, either in annual tastings in France… Read More
perrot-minot 2010 morey saint denis, la rue de vergy
There can’t be many producers that have done such an about-face in wine style in the last years. Although I found some of these wines marvellously impressive in 2005, it was 2006 that (I think) saw the last of the highly concentrated, and often hard to love, wines from… Read More
Emmanuel Sainson – 2023
Tasted in La Rochepot, 05 December 2024, with Emmanuel. Domaine Emmanuel Sainson 24 rue Saint Georges 21340 La Rochepot Tel: +33 7 82 51 06 24 Emmanuel’s Instagram Emmanuel is from the Sainson-Rossignol family in Volnay – he’s the cousin, for instance, of Nicolas Rossignol. His new vines in Beaujolais… Read More
23-Aug – Harvest 2022 – it’s warming up…
Whilst the majority of domaines are still testing grapes and not yet committing to their harvest dates, I’m virtually stalking a few domaines that have come to their 2022 harvest date decisions: Chateau Thivin – yesterday Marcel Lapierre – today Armand Heitz – today d’Angerville – today… Read More
Clos des Lambrays – 2020
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Jacques Devauges, 18 November 2021. Société du Domaine des Lambrays 31, rue Basse 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 3 80 51 84 33 www.lambrays.com More reports with Clos des Lambrays There are 1.6 hectares of… Read More
Well, it was too quiet today – 2021 part 2
Savigny Vergelesses today, looking towards Corton I got quite a mailbag when I made my first post of (semi) unsubstantiated rumours and the peddling of idle chit-chat, so thought I’d update you on some of those, and add a few more, to finish this… Read More
some weekend wine, week 25 2021
Note to self – must slow down with the Trapets – a case of 6 2016 Riesling Beblenheim purchased last week – already two bottles waiting for recycling! 2005 Lejeune, Bourgogne A case of these bought on release – I was stimulated to buy due to… Read More
2018 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 14 November, 2019. Welcome to the ninth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin of new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
offer of the day – old tarts…
A deluge of cheap wine from my usual Swiss source – at least cheap compared to last week’s Perrot-Minot! La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2007 75cl 148.00* (Swiss Francs) La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2008 75cl 119.00 La Forge de Tart 1er Cru 2011 75cl 135.00… Read More