Château de Marsannay – 2014
Tasted in Marsannay with Sylvain Pabion, 12 May 2016. Château Marsannay 2 Rue des Vignes 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 51 71 11 www.chateau-marsannay.com The Château de Marsannay is today owned by the same family that bought the Château de Meursault. Given how… Read More
3. Beaujolais – Solving some problems(?)
The problems are manifest, but it’s time to look for ways out: A Place to Visit: For a wine to have market relevance, I often think that it must come from a place that compels people to visit, offering the opportunity to live the region and learn about the region. Read More
Thibault Liger-Belair
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Thibault, 21 June 2016. Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair 32 rue Thurot 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 51 16 www.thibaultligerbelair.com Thibault explained a little about his barrels; he buys his own tree each year from a certain number of… Read More
a few bottles… (weeks 18+19!)
A little remiss of me, but here are two week(end)s worth of bottles: … Read More
frost – 2+ – the côte de nuits…
As promised, I also toured around the vines of the Côte de Nuits on Friday and inspected vines ‘here and there’ along the way. As-ever, it seems that the Côte de Nuits has the lighter of the frost damage – though I’m definitely talking ‘on average’ because: Marsannay –… Read More
week(end) 12 – the wines
Belated, I know – but places to go, people to see – et-cetera 😉 It was a long-weekend, with an added Monday – so an extra bottle or two…. Louis Picamelot, Crémant de Bourgogne Les Terroirs I love their blanc de blancs, but the shop had run… Read More
week(end) 11 – a tasty wine selection (part 2)…
I suppose you could call this a warm-up for the ‘Grands Jours’, that week of tastings every two years, where it is literally impossible to attend every ‘session’ that you are either invited to, or have subscribed for! Having decided to miss the Nuits St.Georges half-marathon, the associated tasting… Read More
Alex Gambal – 2014
Tasted with Alex Gambal in Beaune, 08 December 2015. Maison Alex Gambal 14 Boulevard Jules Ferry 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 75 81 www.alexgambal.com Alex on 2014: “I love the whites very, very much. From very early on, we thought them… Read More
Marchand-Tawse – 2014
Tasted with Pascal Marchand in Nuits, 03 December 2015; right, newly married Pascal and Amandine. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com The Còte de Beaune ‘domaine’ range has expanded here, with another 2+ hectares… Read More