Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping and spitting; these wines were drunk at home with food and friends between July and November 2003. Corkwatch: 4 from 84 = 4.8% REGIONAL WINES 2000 Joseph Faiveley, Bourgogne Rouge Medium cherry red. The nose is of earthy cooked red cherries against a faintly smokey… Read More
Round-up of all wines
No slurping and spitting; these wines were drunk at home with food and friends between July and November 2004. I picked up a few regional 2002’s and whilst they weren’t bad, I had expected a little more given the vintage. Corkwatch: 2 from 78 = 2.6% REGIONAL WINES 2000… Read More
1997 Red Burgundy
This vintage followed hot on the heels of the (almost) universally praised 1996 and the excellent in parts 1995 vintage. Then followed another excellent in parts vintage in the form of 1998 which was surmounted by the ‘once in a generation’ – or so we were led to believe –… Read More
Profile: Domaine de la Vougeraie (Premeaux)
Update: The Vougeraie 2004s – March 2006 Update: The Vougeraie 2005s, 2004s and a vertical of Clos de la Prieuré – March 2007 Update: The Vougeraie 2008s & 2009s – March 2011 Domaine de la Vougeraie is a creation of the wealthiest wine related company… Read More
Profile: Maison Bouchard Père et Fils (Beaune)
Update: Tasting the 2003s with their maker Philippe Prost Update: Tasting the 2005s with Christophe Bouchard Update: Tasting the 2006s with their maker Philippe Prost Update: Tasting the 2007s with their maker Philippe Prost The company of Bouchard Père… Read More