La Grange aux Sources – 2021
Tasted with Julien & Marion Bordet in Mercurey, 19 September 2022. Domaine La Grange aux Sources 7 rue du Clos Rond 71640 Mercurey You may remember Julien, the face of Faiveley’s operation in Mercurey for many years. Here he is now with his wife in their own new… Read More
Just a few wines from the last couple of weeks ;-)
Wines worth a special search to acquire are highlighted – as in the reports: First from Faiveley: 2014 Mercurey 1er Le Clos du Roy ‘La Favourite’ Just from the top part of the climat I like the volume of aroma here – a base with some… Read More
04-Sept – my 2022 Burgundy harvest day 5
A busy long weekend, so now’s the time to catch up. Friday and Saturday I was touring with a client so no (extra!) dirtying of my hands/fingernails. Of course, there are practically no domaines that are open for tastings during the harvesting period – and you could double that on… Read More
Old Musigny for lunch…
Tasted in Paris with Eve and Erwan Faiveley, 11 September 2019. Faiveley Monopoles L’Hôtel Particulier 23, Avenue Junot Paris 18 I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of tastings I’ve been to in Paris – why would I take a €150 (return) train… Read More
2019 Burgundy – the vintage weather
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s not just about the harvest, there are many factors that can influence a harvest, going right back to the growing season and harvest from the previous year: October 2018 The hot and dry summer of 2018 rolled on into… Read More
wednesday 11 Sept – harvest 2019 update
More and more people are attacking their vines. Yesterday Lafon picked his Montrachet, and Lafarge did their usual opening routine of harvesting their Clos du Chateau des Ducs, hand-destemming the grapes through a large ‘sieve’ – as in previous years – then they did the same with their… Read More
more awards for jon wyand…
Second prize… First prize… I’m so pleased to see that my old colleague/collaborator/friend (delete as you feel applicable) has more awards to his name. Jon’s images scooped both first and second prizes in the 2019 Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the… Read More
2016 Red Burgundy
The red harvest volume in 2016 was significantly below that of the the 5-year average of the vintages 2011-2015 – only the volumes of 2003 and 1991 of (relatively) recent memory can compare. Essentially that means that the oft-quoted 5 year-average is currently something of a meaningless statistic –… Read More
big buds, birthdays and sad losses…
Picture (crop) ex-Faiveley… Since last Easter Friday we have seen all aspects of ‘life’ in Burgundy: First, something to celebrate! Today was the 80th birthday of one of Volnay’s great characters – Regis Rossignol (right), who I visited in February; he’s still going strong, indeed, as far as… Read More