Profile: Maison Joseph Drouhin (Beaune)
Update: Griotte-Chambertin from Domaine Joseph Drouhin, from 2003 Update: A small selection of whites tasted January 2007 Update: A small selection of reds tasted January 2007 The company Joseph Drouhin can trace their roots back to a wine business formed in 1756… Read More
Profile: Maison Bouchard Père et Fils (Beaune)
Update: Tasting the 2003s with their maker Philippe Prost Update: Tasting the 2005s with Christophe Bouchard Update: Tasting the 2006s with their maker Philippe Prost Update: Tasting the 2007s with their maker Philippe Prost The company of Bouchard Père… Read More
The Négociants – Part 1
Whether for red or white wine, Burgundy is often referred to as a minefield – frankly if you don’t know the names of the producers or the regions then this could be a general rule for all wines and their associated countries. For Burgundy, the bewildering array of vineyard… Read More
The January Burgundy Session
Absolutely good food, good wine, good company. Warming up with two red wines with friends on the Thursday evening (Clos de la Roche and Grands Echézeaux), and considerably more on the Friday evening when 13 of us from the wine-pages forum got together in London. As you can see… Read More
1999 Jadot Louis Pommard Epenots
Good deep cherry colour with hints of purple. Nose starts very closed, though a hint flowery. Develops to give nicely defined red berry fruit with a darker undertow of prune. The palate is fat with very well covered acidity and tannin. Though only medium length, this wine is really opulent. Read in the Note Finder
1989 Mugnier J-F Musigny
There were apparently 2 cuvées from this vintage chez Mugnier, this one, and a veilles vignes; I assume the V.V. is a little more interesting. Beautiful medium-full ruby colour, only a little browner at the edge. The nose starts very deep, due to a still obvious oak treatment, creamy with… Read in the Note Finder
my 2002 wines of the year
Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs 1982 This wine comes from a 2.40 hectare ‘monopole’ vineyard (i.e. only one owner) in the Côte de Beaune. As vineyards in burgundy go this is quite large for a single owner, the vineyard itself is directly against the Pommard… Read More