a cheeky pair of midweek classics…
There have been many others over the last month – and maybe I’ll get a quick summary of those to you too – but yesterday, with visitors, a couple of classics – the appellations and the vintage too. 2010 Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Les Ruchottes Tears or joy?… Read More
23-Aug – Harvest 2022 – it’s warming up…
Whilst the majority of domaines are still testing grapes and not yet committing to their harvest dates, I’m virtually stalking a few domaines that have come to their 2022 harvest date decisions: Chateau Thivin – yesterday Marcel Lapierre – today Armand Heitz – today d’Angerville – today… Read More
weekend 28 2022 – plus some wine…
I don’t need to tell you that it’s hot – and tomorrow might reach 40°C in Burgundy – but at the weekend I was able to enjoy brunch atop the Niesen with its 2,362 metres of altitude – to be honest, I needed a pullover!… Read More
4 B’s…
Actually, there were 5 B’s – but I forgot my cunning plan and already posted my note on the Blagny! 4 cracking wines: 2008 Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Le Chapitre A decent cork. The nose is fresh, almost graphite and brambly. In the mouth there is some… Read More
this week’s sequence of bottles…
2006 JF Mugnier, Nuits St.Georges 1er Clos de la Maréchale Of-course, the biggest disappointment is being able to say nothing at all about the wine – the cork was very smelly from TCA – the wine equally so… 2007 Prince Florent de Merode, Corton Clos du Roi… Read More
weekend wines – week 45 2017 – a brace of caillerets
To paraphrase James Bond – Caillerets. Volnay Caillerets… 2010 Nicolas Rossignol, Volnay 1er Cailleret A completely unbranded cork, just a serial number. Good deep colour. The nose is rather round, padded with some oak spice – seemingly a textured aromatic but I’m missing… Read More
2017 harvest – 30 august
Erwan Faiveley has been advertising his up-comng harvest on LinkedIn of all places – and as you can see (right) having a little fun on the way too! Yesterday, the 29th, saw Coche-Dury picking a trio of Meursaults: Perrières, Genevrières and Chevalières (Armand Heitz is bringing in his Perrières today)… Read More
Weekend wines – week 34 2017
2010 Nicolas Rossignol, Savigny les Beaune 1er Aux Fourneaux The last Bourgogne was deep and structured with a little oak – yet drank very quickly. This wine simply ticks all the boxes, and the bottle is empty quicker than you expect. Quite a deep colour. The nose is… Read More
early hail in savigny, yesterday…
It’s very early in the season, and I’m not aware of very much damage – so far! – but there was hail in Savigny yesterday, reported by both Maison Harbour and Nicolas Rossignol. See the video below (via Instagram) that Nico posted from Les Lavières:… Read More
