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This email just landed in my inbox. It seems we are getting ever-closer to the £100 villages wine – from a vintage of modest repute too – so is that over £350 in a restaurant? When, then, am I supposed to drink all of my Clos St.Jacques and Griotte from… Read More
2018 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 14 November, 2019. Welcome to the ninth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin of new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
July’s Burgundy Report
For those who need their fix of Mugnier, de Vogüé, Faiveley, Rossignol-Trapet and Lamarche – plus some newly bottled Chablis – a mix of 2018 and 2017 wines, red and white, the July Burgundy Report has, for a few days, been online for subscribers… Enjoy! Share… Read More
2017 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 15 November, 2018. This was the eighth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
hail nets are finally allowed – almost…
David Rossignol of Rossignol-Trapet, in his Gevrey 1er Combottes vines in May this year… In case you missed it – because I did! On June 20, 2018 the use of anti-hail nets was allowed by the INAO for vines producing AOC / AOP wines – but the… Read More
Domaine Faiveley – Latricières
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with winemaker Jerôme Flous, 20 April 2018. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile Domaine Faiveley are the second-largest owners of Latricières-Chambertin, with a block… Read More
Domaine Trapet – Latricières
Visited in Gevrey with Jean Trapet, 04 April, 2018. Domaine Trapet 53 Route de Beaune 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 40 www.domaine-trapet.fr Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile Jean Trapet explains : “Latricières-Chambertin was the first grand cru bought, in… Read More
Latricières-Chambertin – A Vineyard Profile
Ici commence Latricières-Chambertin! To the left, unploughed Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Aux Combottes and above the Combottes is Clos de la Roche. To the right, the ploughed Latricières-Chambertin of Camus, above it, bordered by trees is the unploughed Latricières of Arnoux-Lachaux. Grand Cru Surface (ha)1 2015 Prodn hl2 2016… Read More
Domaine Camus – Latricières
Tasted with Mlle Camus in Gevrey-Chambertin, 25 April 2018. Pictured above, looking towards the east and the Route des Grands Crus, to the left the Latricières vines of Camus, to the right the newly ploughed vines of Rossignol-Trapet in Aux Combottes. Domaine Camus Père et Fils 21… Read More