Profile: Nicole Chanrion
Tasted in Cercié with Nicole Chanrion, 09 May 2019. Domaine de la Voûte des Crozes – Nicole et Romain Chanrion Les Crozes 80 Grande Rue 69220 Cercié Tel: +33 4 74 66 80 37 This is a domaine with connections to the land going back multiple… Read More
Profile: Pisse-Loup
Tasted with Romuald and Jacques Hugot in Beines, 20 March 2019. Domaine Pisse-Loup Chemin de Casse Bouteille 89800 Beine Tel: +33 3 86 42 85 11 I didn’t have the easiest start to finding this domaine, their cuverie in the brilliantly named Chemin de Casse Bouteille is… Read More
2017 Chablis – An Enigma…
Why an enigma? Well, 2017 was a very precocious year – partly for that reason was so much of the potential volume lost to frost – but it wasn’t just a precocious vintage, it was a hot vintage too – a year of sunshine – and one of the… Read More
The 1998 Burgundy Vintage – 20 years on…
I have been so looking forward to tasting these 1998s. I cut my teeth of the wines of 1993-1995 and the 1996s were the first en-primeur wines that I bought. I tasted some 1996 and 1997s in Burgundy but only started to regularly taste from cask from the 2000 vintage… Read More
marko’s vendanges paulée…
Arlaud Vendange Day 11, Evening Paulee, Thursday 13th September 2018 I know its now ‘way after the event’ but something wants to make me finish my vendange diary completely. Ok, guess, in ‘pure’ vendange terms, my Day 11 words have finished ‘that’ diary but for me the ‘whole’… Read More
marko’s burgundy vendange day ten…
Arlaud Vendange Day 10, Wednesday 12th September 2018 By now it was definite that we’d finish Thursday, although how far into Thursday, and what was left to do, weren’t clear. There was also an odd mention of a post finish Paulee celebration (but not ‘that kind of paulee were one… Read More
weekend wines – weekend 26 2018
It was a hot one – the weekend – and we were out a lot, enjoying the views and the fresh (lake) fish – but I still managed to find the time for a couple of cold ones! 2016 Domaine Diconne, Auxey-Duresses Vieilles-Vignes Modest colour. A deep nose,… Read More
Clotilde Davenne – 2016
Tasted in Préhy with Clotilde Davenne and team, 18 January, 2018. Domaine Clotilde Davenne 3, rue de Chantemerle 89800 Préhy Tel: +33 3 86 41 46 05 www.clotildedavenne.fr Clotilde, as always. was quite succinct about the last two vintages: 2017 –… Read More
Chanson Père et Fils – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Jean-Pierre Confuron, shortly after meeting with Vincent Avenel, the new chief here who has replaced Gilles de Courcel, 04 December 2017. Chanson Père et Fils 10 Rue du Collège/r Paul Chanson 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 97 97 www.vins-chanson.com… Read More