the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux
In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
changes at domaine de la romanée-conti
Received from the domaine this morning: “Following the early death of her cousin, Mr Henry-Frédéric Roch, who had been the Domaine’s co-director representing the Leroy Family since 1992 besides Aubert de Villaine, Mrs Perrine Fenal was appointed by her family and nominated by the Domaine shareholders’ meeting of January 23rd… Read More
today in the abbaye de st.vivant…
Despite (many times) previously having bored you with photos of the place, until today, I’ve never actually been inside of the abbaye before. Today was a final get-together of the Central-Otago/Burgundy Exchange crew – together with a few glasses of the abbaye’s Hautes Côtes Blanc made by the Domaine… Read More
a et p de villiane 2012 mercurey les montots
Two for the price of one! At the weekend I drank Domaine Bernard Moreau’s 2012 Bourgogne Pinot Noir and it was just a lovely, friendly, round, ripe and concentrated wine for the label. A real beauty! Here,… Read More
bordeaux/burgundy – a vintage rivalry, jean-robert pitte (2008)
It was while visiting Aubert de Villaine way back in 2005 that he recommended this book to me, and despite it only (at that time) being available in French, I picked up a copy. It’s probably a measure of my French niveau that I recollect scarcely a thing –… Read More
The 2006’s of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2)
Life-Changing Stuff By Peter Sidebotham London seemed full of beauty, with clear skies and winter sunlight picking out the pigeons strutting the pavement. Lou Reed was whispering in my mind and the air was tingling with excitement – or perhaps just the last vestiges of the night’s frost. I… Read More
The 2006’s of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1)
The Wonder that is Domaine Romanée-Conti By Bruce Palling An edited version of this report appears on The Economist’s More Intelligent Life website. When it comes to getting an accurate picture of our individual knowledge, perhaps the quickest way to nail down our context would be to… Read More
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: 2004 Vintage
These wines were tasted at the London importer’s (Corney & Barrow) trade and press tasting at the beginning of February 2007 – approximately 9 months after tasting them from barrel at the domaine. The very pleasant Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru that I tasted at the domaine which was made from… Read More
Profile: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti & their vineyard work
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a very discreet operation; you won’t find the trappings of fame, reputation or ostentation; the domaine’s smart but unpretentious buildings reflect the understatement and even humility of its public face – Aubert de Villaine – only the doorbell gives the game away. Once past… Read More