Roundup of wines tasted
No slurping and spitting; these wines were really drunk and predominantly at home with food and friends between March 2005 and June 2005. I have the feeling that I’ve had too many corked wines recently but the figures are not that much higher than normal – maybe it was… Read More
Profile: Domaine Robert Arnoux (Vosne)
Sandwiched between the vineyards of Vougeot and Nuits you might expect a vineyard to produce a rather rustic and concentrated wine, one to make the hairs on your chest curl – if you have them… It’s interesting then that this is the home of the most fabulously expensive… Read More
2002 Romanée-Conti Montrachet
Less than half the production of Romanée-Conti. Pale gold. Gives up a wide, indeed panoramic nose with a medium butterscotch depth and a spicy – though not detracting – wood note. The most striking aspect of this wine (for me) is the sweet, almost gushing, acidity, you’re washed along the… Read in the Note Finder
2002 Romanée-Conti Richebourg
A very low yield this year, not much more produced than Romanée-Conti. It’s a rather narrow nose compared to the others, but it’s like cliff-diving, it’s just so deep. Swirling fills some of the gaps, as does extended time in the glass – it never loses that depth though. Whilst… Read in the Note Finder
Profile: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé (Chambolle)
It was around 1880 when the Côtes de Nuits village of Chambolle decided to improve its profile by appending the name of its most illustrious vineyard, thus to become Chambolle-Musigny. Despite this early attempt at marketing, Chambolle-Musigny has remained a working village rather than a place for tourists. Today, however,… Read More
Profile: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair (Vosne)
UPDATE: Autumn 2008, The 2007’s of Comte Liger-Belair UPDATE: Summer 2007, Liger-Belair & the case of the Lamadon Echézeaux There must be something in the air, or perhaps it’s the water but all of a sudden the wine world is full of Liger-Belairs: There is… Read More
Profile: Domaine Bonneau du Martray (Pernand)
Corton, May 2004 Charles the Great – also known as the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne; Charles towered over his age – literally at a reputed six feet four inches – and certainly over his father, King Pepin the Short! Legend says that his wife ordered the planting of… Read More
Roundup of all wines tasted…
No slurping and spitting. These wines were predominantly drunk at home with food and friends between February and July 2004. For the first time I’ve tried to bring a semblance of order to these notes, so in each section you will find the producers in alphabetical order!… Read More
Peter Gabriel in Concert
The Romanée-Conti of popular music! I first saw Peter Gabriel at Manchester Apollo around 1982, his music is about skillfully woven layers of insight and genius. Despite lots of rain and a sky as black as a Rockford Shiraz the rain abated and we had a fabulous concert… Read More