already veraison…
I thought that people were joking last week when they said that we might see first veraison (grapes starting to change colour) later(!) this week. It seem that even they underestimated things. The image above is from Mark O’Connell from Domaine Clos de la Chapelle and was taken in… Read More
weekend corkscrew work – week 10 2018
Friday’s last tasting was with a domaine heavy on Volnay – 11 bottles tasted – ‘Please take something with you, we are also going to have to find people to drink these now that they are open’ – hence the couple of Clos de la Chapelles – notes to… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 12 December, 2017. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2017: “2017 was an easy, if early, start to the season, but the end of April… Read More
2017 harvest – 03 september
The day starts with about 12°C but peaks around 23°C – the week seems set like this – that will be perfect. It’s Sunday so there are not many people ‘about’ – that said I did my touring between 12h30 and 15h30 – so that’s also peak eating time –… Read More
a little wine, weekend 6, 2017
A very modest selection last weekend, but in their own way, all delicious. 2009 Gilles Bouton, St.Aubin 1er En Créot Red St.Aubin. I bought this in what I thought would be a very handy size – 500ml! Actually, it seems that they just empty faster – at least… Read More
last week’s wines…
A nice mix of bottles, drunk the week before I went to Beaujolais: 2013 Clothilde Davenne, Chablis Bougros What a lovely, lovely wine. None of the overt botrytis apricot and fast development of a lot of Chablis in 2013 – yet – this was open and frankly… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 30 November, 2016. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2016: “2016 – simply unfair! Massive differences between different places, hail as well as frost. It’s… Read More
2014 Blind Beaujolais Tasting
All tasted blind at ‘Interbeaujolais’ in Villefranche 25, 26 and 27 April 206. Virtually all the wines tasted here are from the 2014 vintage – as requested – but a few 2013s seemed to creep into the mix too. Whilst all were tasted blind, the ‘cru’ was known… Read More
weekend (23) drinking…
A modest, but tasty, selection: 2005 Joseph Voillot, Volnay 1er Brouillards This retains a deep and young-looking colour. The nose is big, but with some perfumed red fruit – looking good! Tasty, layered wine – no obvious tannin – there are 05s with more oomph, and 05s… Read More