Vincent Paindavoine – 2022
Tasted with Vincent in Vosne-Romanée 08 December 2023. Domaine Vincent Paindavoine Rue des Grands Crus 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 12 43 Vincent’s Instagram www.vincentpaindavoine.com I’m indebted to Christophe Deola of Louis Latour fame, who gave me the nod on this new producer in Vosne-Romanée. A new producer… Read More
Benjamin Leroux – 2022
Tasted in Beaune with Benjamin Leroux, 05 December 2023. Domaine Benjamin Leroux 5 Rue Colbert 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 71 06 www.benjamin-leroux.com Producer Instagram More reports for Doimaine Benjamin Leroux Yes, it’s my fault, I lost touch with Benjamin over the corona period – but I’m very… Read More
2022 Burgundy – A Summary
29 March 2022: Pruning for poles – En Echalas – the new vogue… Just one summary? For central Burgundy – ie before I visit Chablis and Beaujolais – yes, just one. In the years that you’ve paid me to write these annual reports, this is the first time that I’ve… Read More
Bernard Zito – 2022 & 2021
Tasted in Bligny with Bernard Zito, 18 July 2023. Maison Bernard Zito Chateau de Bligny 14 Grande Rue, 21200 Bligny-lès-Beaune Bernard Zito is one of the foremost viticulturalists in Burgundy – I first met him more than 20 years ago when he was working together with Pascal Marchand at Vougeraie/Boisset. Read More
the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux
In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
Well, it was too quiet today!
Let me know if you’re shocked at such unsubstantiated drivel in these pages or whether you’d like to see much more 🙂 I’ve been storing up the rumours and other ‘non-announced’ changes for some time, so why not let’s run through a few of them – I can only get… Read More
Boisset Jean-Claude – 2019
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Grégory Patriat, 18 March 2021. Jean-Claude Boisset 5 Quai Dumorey 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 61 61 www.boisset.fr More reports for Maison Jean-Claude Boisset Grégory on 2019: “Looking at the whites… Read More
22-August-20 – burgundy harvesting day 3
Time to clean… At 01h20 this morning came the thunder – followed by around 12 mm of rain – in Beaune anyway. Seemingly there was plenty in Savigny too, at least if judging by the muddy boots of our pickers today… And talking of Savigny, there… Read More
20-August-20 – harvesting day 1 (at my home domaine)
Echézeaux – 20 Aug 2020 Yesterday saw the early harvesters – or more their early parcels – at work across Burgundy; Chablis, Mâconnais and Beaujolais, not just the producers in the Côte de Beaune. The Côte de Nuits still seems to have much time available; today… Read More