Tasted in Meursault Champs Lins with Brigitte and Thomas Berthemelot, 01 October 2020. Domaine Brigitte Berthelemot 24 Rue des Forges BP 30008 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 68 61 www.domaineberthelemot.com This domaine was created by Brigitte Berthelemot in 2007, beginning… Read More

To be precise, my wish was to taste villages wines with lieu-dits on their label – such as Cromin or Tillets. There were producers who still sent anonymous Meursault cuvées, or old-vines cuvées with no other info, but as they had taken the time… In-line with the vintage… Read More

29 wines, tasted blind in Beaune, 23 May 2019. Lots to recommend in Marsannay in 2017 – a big thumbs up, it seems, for Domaine Bruno Clair here… 2017 Huguenot, Marsannay Champs Perdrix A very different style of nose after the Santenays – rounder more depth, almost… Read More

32 wines tasted blind in Beaune, 23 May 2019. Santenay was another area that I thought produced above average wines for the vintage in 2017 when tasting at domaines at the end of last year. From this tasting, the wines were certainly a cut above those tasted from… Read More

7 wines tasted blind in Beaune, 23 May 2019. Wines I tasted at domaines indicated Maranges to be a great source of modestly priced but excellent 2017 red burgundy. By comparison, this tasting was a relative disappointment. Many wines to like but few that were outstanding – quite… Read More

There are some very tasty wines here, and some that need more patience – I would have hoped for a slightly better result given the vintage, but, still, some very good wines here. First the villages, and generally they are certainly more attractive today than the 1er cru counterparts:… Read More