Clos de la Chapelle – 2017
Tasted in Beaune with Pierre Meurgey and Mark O’Connell, 21 March 2019. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Au Château – 14 Grande rue 21200 Bligny-lès-Beaune Tel: +1 816 223 0257 www.closchapelle.com Mark on 2018: “It goes without say, a warm year,… Read More
2017 Red Burgundy Report
Quite frankly, 2017 is the most complex, the most variable, red wine vintage that I’ve ever tasted.* I believe that this is largely down to the volumes – i.e. the yields – at harvest time. Some volumes were ridiculously high, others merely high, whilst the best producers –… Read More
Romanée-Saint-Vivant – 20 years on
I’m planning a tasting of 16 different labels of RSV from the 1999 vintage – in Bern, in Spring 2019. All the bottles were bought by me between 2001 and 2002… Clearly it won’t be a cheap tasting, but get in touch if you’re interested to join – 10… Read More
Clos de la Chapelle – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Pierre Meurgey and Mark O’Connell, 09 March 2018. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle 3 rue de Grenier à Sel 21200 Beaune Tel: +1 816 223 0257 www.closchapelle.com This domaine once had a close relationship with Champy of Beaune, but since… Read More
this week’s icymi…
What’s new in Beaujolais – well the Louis Latour thing is old news – here at least! I was actually the first journalist to taste the first vintage of that wine after bottling! Géraldine Godot at Domaine de l’Arlot – always worth your (my!)… Read More
And 2015? – nearly 50 wines now bottled
Nice to see how the bottled wines now look – plenty of truly great reds, though much harder to find great whites – seemingly more success by domaine than by particular wines in the whites! The whites: 2015 De Villaine, Bouzeron A modest nose, quite tight. Full, saline, slowly… Read More
2017 harvest – 14 september
Nuits’ Clos de l’Arlot , this afternoon… Although I ‘did’ Nuits and Chambolle yesterday, I’m a sucker for a nice view – so today, the team of l’Arlot were at it again, plus more again in the swathe of vines (Premeaux) south of Nuits close to Les St.Georges. Read More
Clos de la Chapelle – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Mark O’Connell and Pierre Meurgey, 28 March 2017. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle 3 rue de Grenier à Sel 21200 Beaune Tel: +1 816 223 0257 www.closchapelle.com Mark on 2016: “I don’t even know where to begin. 27 April… Read More
offer of the day – groffier & arlot 2015
I thought I’d add a little Chablis Les Clos in today’s late afternoon sunshine to help ease these prices through 🙂 Captioned: “And wasn’t last weeks 2014 Clos de Tart cheap!” Domaine Robert Groffier Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2015 75cl 38.00 (Swiss Francs*) Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées 2015… Read More