a little lunchtime (older) chablis…
Well, it’s so rare that anyone seems to drink anything more than 3 years old, I thought I might as well list them! Fortunately the vintage played right into my preference zone, the 2007s easily the best for me! Nice to see that these were all so fresh too!… Read More
Comte Liger-Belair – 2014
Tasted in Vosne with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, 20 November 2015. Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 1 Rue du Château 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 62 13 70 www.liger-belair.fr News here at harvest time was that Louis-Michel had managed to take on a long-term contract for… Read More
the two gorgeous weekend wines..
Of-course there were more than 2 bottles at dinner on Saturday, but what value is a eulogy on a ’29 Musigny with a dark past? I only have young wines at the apartment in Beaune, but luckily they were yum! 2012 Joseph Voillot, Volnay 1er Caillerets… Read More
2013 Petit Chablis – super-gourmand!
Tasted in Chablis, at the BIVB, 6th January 2015. All these wines were tasted blind, to be unmasked at the end of my tasting. In terms of my recommendations below, I’ve chosen to recommend what I consider to be well-balanced, interesting and sometimes exciting wines, but essentially wines… Read More
Comte Liger-Belair – 2013
Tasted in Vosne with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, 6th November 2014. Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 1 Rue du Château 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 62 13 70+33… Read More
Domaine Huber-Verdereau (Volnay)
Tasted in Volnay with Thiébault Huber, 6th August, 2014. Domaine Huber-Verdereau 3 rue de la Cave 21190 VOLNAY Tel :+33 3 80 21 64 37 www.huber-verdereau.com Huber is actually a name from Alsace, it is Verdereau that is the name attached to Volnay. Thiébault who… Read More
an easter weekend in beaune…
A taste of Beaune market… Friday, back in Beaune from Chablis – the weather had turned cooler and cloudier. An abortive attempt to go to Dilletantes in the evening – was on holiday until 24th – followed by an abortive attempt to eat something at Maison de Colombier… Read More
côte d’or today…
My car is very dirty – apparently it’s sand from the Sahara. Actually, I never wash my car, so today nobody is commenting 😉 Warm during the day, warm during the evening too. Depending upon who you ask, the vines are anywhere between 2 and 4 weeks in advance… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2011 and August 2011. Regional Wines (3) Villages Wines (14) Premier Cru Wines (24) Grand Cru Wines (6) REGIONAL WINES 2009 David Clark, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains… Read More