Daniel Bouland – 2020
Tasted in ‘Corcelette’ with Daniel Bouland, 08 February 2022. Domaine Daniel Bouland Corcelette 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 81 30 89 12 More reports with Domaine Daniel Bouland Daniel on 2021: “In the mid-slope we didn’t get too much frost – the tops and bottoms of the hills were frosted… Read More
Laurent Martray – 2020
Tasted with Laurent Martray on the Côte de Brouilly, 22 February 2022. Domaine Laurent Martray 749 Route du Mont Brouilly, 69460 Odenas Tel: +33 6 14 42 04 74 www.domainelaurentmartray.com More reports with Laurent Martray Laurent is not long installed in his new home – a neighbour to Château Thivin… Read More
2020 Beaujolais: Fine – but it’s the acid-balance that hides the alcohol
2020 Red Burgundy Part 1: 82 Côte d’Or domaines – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: 68 Beaujolais domaines – February 2022 (14 more in March 2022) The view from Poncié to Moulin à Vent, February 2022 As a generality, 2020 was the second most precocious Beaujolais vintage in… Read More
a few recent wines…
See, it’s not always foggy in the Autumn! – Volnay, looking down over the Clos des Ducs All these wines (over the last 12-14 days showed well. I won’t re-bore you with notes for either the Château Thivin or the Gauthier Montmains as they are practically house… Read More
Daniel Bouland – 2019
Tasted in ‘Corcelette’ with Daniel Bouland, 02 February 2021. Domaine Daniel Bouland Corcelette 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 81 30 89 12 More reports for Domaine Daniel Bouland Daniel on 2019: “The first bottlings of 2019s were in May and then… Read More
2019 Beaujolais: ‘it doesn’t show the sun as much as we were expecting’
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: (Here) Beaujolais – February 2021 2019 delivered a more classic timing for the… Read More
wines from weekend 12 2021
A fine and varied selection this weekend… 2017 Agnes et Didier Dauvissat, Chablis 1er Beauroy Elevé en fût de chêne Plenty of depth to this yellow-coloured wine. A width of sweetness – more creme-patissière than the seashore but very inviting all the same. Incisive, super attack, wide,… Read More
a week at home – and finally the chance for some wine!
Plenty of rain – Chablis 14 January 2021 – I didn’t fancy a dip in the Serein on this day… My own version of dry January is down to my tasting schedule – three weeks of, and in, Chablis. Sometimes 80 wines in a day, but nothing in… Read More
new reports for the next 4 weeks plus 3 weekend wines:
It’s cold now and the roads are turning a little white – actually they will be very white when I reach my 1,000 metre peak in the Swiss Jura when heading to Beaune tonight! This will be the starting point of my final week of tastings in… Read More