nouveau – non
It’s a truism in Burgundy that there are great wines, but often you can’t buy them. I seem to have found that also with Beaujolais Nouveau this year. This bottle was the only option in my (Swiss) supermarket this year – for a princely 5.95 Swiss francs. To be honest,… Read More
Profile: Michel Niellon
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Michel Coutoux, 30 January 2018. Domaine Michel Niellon Le Haut des Champs 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 24 70 17 The family home of Michel Niellon with his ‘impossibly small cellars‘ (so described by Jasper Morris) remains in old Chassagne-Montrachet, but for… Read More
2007 Whites…
Before the arrival of the 2014 vintage, 2007 was my gold-standard, my reference point for what whites could deliver – but not at all levels! The issue with 2007 was the with the lower appellation wines – many were too acidic – very drinkable and fresh on release, but they… Read More
big weekend, week 9 2017
All the wines were tasted blind and then the label shown before the next wine. The last white and the reds with dinner – a nice salad, blanquette de veaux, pears in burgundy wine, cheese… 2014 Céline et Frédéric Gueguen, Côteaux Bourguignone Sacy A super saline, faintly… Read More
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey – 2014
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet, 04 November 2015, with Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. SARL Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chemin du Puits Merdreaux ZA Le Haut des Champs 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 90 10 Of-course, in the end I was late. I’d noted the attachment to the email for my… Read More
a few weekend wines…
What a really great set of wines this weekend – and really, I just can’t choose a favourite – sorry! The 1990 Penley Estate was big, powerful and really on form. The 2009 Jean-Marc Pillot was weighty and flavour-packed but with plenty of cut and freshness – actually a… Read More
oof- what a dinner…
Homemade boeuf-bourguignone was on the menu along with a brilliant lineup of wines from me and others – not a bad collection for just four of us! I didn’t make notes during the evening, but did look again at the bottles that remained next day – all still full… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More
Profile: Domaine Dublère (Savigny-lès-Beaune)
I remember way back when, an article by Alice Feiring on the CNN website about an American in Burgundy – his name was Blair Pethel. You’ve got to love Alice’s style, she will find out for you exactly what everything costs! Coincidentally, the same week that I was writing… Read More