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 2008 and the end of November 2008. A mere 52 bottles are listed here, but don’t forget that another 113 from this Autumn Report lie here – it… Read More
Profile: Domaine d’Eugénie (Vosne-Romanée)
Okay, first things first – why Eugénie? Well it is the name of the grandmother of François Pinault – or maybe we should now say François Pinot, owner of Château Latour. The untimely passing of Philippe Engel found a family with no natural successor that eventually decided to… Read More
vines: bought and sold…
From the BIVB: Maison Louis Latour arrives in Régnié Owned by Maison Louis Latour since early 2008, Henri Fessy (St-Jean-d’Ardières) has bought up 15 hectares of the Château des Reyssiers vineyard in Régnié (69). Maison Fessy now owns 35 hectares of vineyard. The aim of the chairman and managing… Read More
spotted in vosne, and…
I spotted this while taking a tour around Vosne the other week. It seems that (Château!) Domaine de Eugenie are not just increasing the prices for their wines, they are actually spending some money on facilities and updating them too! I know the owner of the building… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! Normally this is a compendium of wines that, in the main, are really drunk with food, friends and family, but I would say about two thirds of this issue’s are from tastings, all though between December 2007 and March 2008. A higher incidence of corked… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
burgundy – the home of pinot noir
Apparently the ‘Brits’ like to name wines by their varietal. I’m not sure who came up with that statement, or how it applies to Chablis, Châteauneuf-du-Pape or ‘claret’ for instance, but someone was convinced enough to pay for a series of adverts in ‘lifestile magazines’ and the ‘colour supplements’ of… Read More
Profile: Domaine Prieure Roch (Premeaux)
Sometimes visits to a particular producer or vineyard can stand out in the mind; for a variety of reasons they can remain with you or even effect the way you might think about things in the future. The visit to Domaine Prieure Roch was certainly one such visit. The domaine… Read More
More 2004’s plus domaine news…
It’s starting to become a nightmare – I have wine-notes everywhere! The simple rule of thumb is that here you will find notes of wines tasted with their makers (from bottle), but makers who already profiled within Burgundy-Report. Perhaps confusingly, 2004’s can also be found elsewhere in this summer issue,… Read More