2015 Chambolle-Musigny
A chance to make a nice roundup of 2015 Chambolle-Musignys – nearly 50 wines, not blind – poured by their producers in the Clos de Vougeot – 27 March 2017. Presented here in producer alphabetical order, rather than as tasted… A lot of great wines here, though proportionally… Read More
Chambolle-Musigny – 2013
All tasted in the Clos de Vougeot, 16th March 2015. Every second year, in the year where there is no Grands Jours de Bourgogne, there is this Trilogie tasting. This year it was held in the Château de Clos de Vougeot on the 16th March, and producers from the following… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
Morey Saint Denis: Village Profile
Once upon a time, nearly 1,000 years ago… a terrible famine struck the area and people of Morey. They were already wine-makers, but had little to feed themselves – no cows, just a few chickens. At that time the forest of Cîteaux was close by and, on the other side… Read More
Gevrey-Chambertin: Village Profile
This page: A village profile – Page 2: An a-z of grand crus – Page 3: An a-z of 1er crus Head south from Dijon, and the urban sprawl begins to make-way for vineyards in the area of Chênove. Very soon, and on your right-hand side, you… Read More
and that was 2006 – my awards
So that was 2006! Not such a bad year (provided you have no association with a ‘war zone’), many good wines were drunk and they easily outweighed the number of disappointments. The 2005’s tasted throughout the year in barrel were harder to taste than (for instance) the 2002’s but… Read More
Round-up of all wines tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between July 2004 and the end of October 2004. Corkwatch: 5 from 83 = 6.0% Regional Wines (8) Villages Wines (24) Premier Cru Wines (27) Grand Cru… Read More