2017 harvest – 15 september
Nuits St.Georges – almost a double rainbow 5 minutes later… Today was more like April – despite a dry forecast – the showers came blustery and sometimes heavy. There was even hail at lunchtime at Gevrey rail-station – but the localised nature of these squalls seems to have… Read More
2017 harvest – 13 september
Chambolle today… The morning was pretty Autumnal and cold, so it was a surprise when it became a little muggy and 24°C in the afternoon – rain was forecast but never really materialised. I started my afternoon tour on the northern border of Chambolle-Musigny with Morey –… Read More
Moulin à Vent – 34 wines
A nice tasting of Moulin à Vent producers’ wines in the grounds of the Château Moulin à Vent. It was a hot day so the producers were fighting to keep their wines at a decent temperature, but it was still a good opportunity to meet some new producers… 2015 Domaine… Read More
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
enforcing the status quo?
Interesting. I would say that here it is the ‘revitalising the region‘ comment that is up for interpretation – at least if we look at at past actions. Louis Latour, and I have to say Drouhin too, seem to approach the Beaujolais region purely as a source of ‘entry… Read More
Marchand-Tawse – 2015
Tasted mainly with Thomas Dinel in Nuits St.Georges, 01 December 2016. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com The label transition here began in 2014 and 2015 with ‘Maume by Domaine Tawse’ replacing the Domaine… Read More
GJB: Nuits St.Georges 1er Cru – 2012
Mainly 1ers, mostly 2012s, tasted in Nuits St.Georges with their makers on 16 and 18 March, 2014 First, a few Villages wines: 2012 Ballorin, Nuits St.Georges Belle Croix Dark colour. Deep aromas, some higher tones too. Full and round,… Read More
côte d’or today…
My car is very dirty – apparently it’s sand from the Sahara. Actually, I never wash my car, so today nobody is commenting 😉 Warm during the day, warm during the evening too. Depending upon who you ask, the vines are anywhere between 2 and 4 weeks in advance… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More