Mark Haisma – 2013
Tasted in St.Philibert with Mark Haisma, 9th October 2014. Mark Haisma 1 Route de Saint-Philibert 21220, Gevrey-Chambertin www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark, who began with the 2007 vintage, works out of Pierre Naigon’s facility, 5 minutes east of Gevrey in St.Philibert. It’s really an industrial area, but it offers… Read More
Camille Giroud – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 30 October, 2014. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65+33 3… Read More
the return of the mark: part last…
ARLAUD VENDANGE, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 By now I was really wondering just when we were going to finish as there seemed to be no sign. I was acutely conscious my Channel ferry back to the UK was booked for Friday lunchtime, delaying was not an option, and I was… Read More
mark’s harvest: 17 sept – war and peace (text!)…
ARLAUD VENDANGE – Day 3, Weds 17th Sept 2014 (And a brief reprise to Sunday) Typing this in the somnolent day 4 lunch break (i.e it’s the 18th today I know, I’m behind, but you try all this) when all I want to do is lie out and snooze… Read More
The ‘Côtes Collection’
Or how about a Cammuffle of Côtes (In the absence of other collective nouns…) Burgundian appellations are, occasionally, not always the easiest to follow; how about this for a selection of labels: Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune-Villages, Côte de Nuits-Villages and then there’s Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Bourgogne… Read More
2012 Vintage – merchant tasting
A merchant tasting, by Gerstl, in Bern 03 June, 2014. All the wines were tasted in the order listed here. Where multiple vintages were offered, I tasted only the current (2012) vintage. Domaine Guyon 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Platières… Read More
Louis Max 2012
2012s Tasted with Philippe Bardet and Éric de la Broise in Nuits St.Georges, 03 April, 2014. I don’t know what type of day or phase of the moon it was, but the contents of this cellar were singing the day that I visited…! Philippe on yields: 2012 yields were 50%… Read More
Jean Fournier 2012
Tasted in Marsannay with Laurent Fournier, 28 April, 2014. Domaine Jean FOURNIER 29, rue du Château 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte +33 3 80 52 24 38+33 3 80 52… Read More
Pierre Bourée 2012
Tasted with Jean-Christophe Vallet in Gevrey-Chambertin, April 2014. About half of the red cuvées were already bottled here, the whites were all bottled in November. Their Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc is already sold out, but that’s because they had only 2 barrels instead of the usual 10! It’s always a bit of… Read More