alex gambal 2005 les amoureuses
Nectar… 2005 Alex Gambal, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Amoureuses A beautiful medium-plus colour. The nose shows a width of soft fruit from the raspberry/strawberry part of the spectrum and even a hint of spice and mocha. The palate has an executive smoothness, the extract amply… Read More
Alex Gambal: 2008 Update (2006’s)
The team here released their 2006’s in November and found sales a little slow. By January there was a big push and 80% of their stock was already reserved before that month was out. In terms of winemaking in the 2006 vintage, they saw their whites as offering the… Read More
alex gambal 2005 chambolle 1er charmes
Did I ever say I loved Chambolle Charmes (Ponsot, Clerget etc., etc.) 2005 Alex Gambal, Chambolle 1er Les Charmes Deep cherry-red colour. The nose is a lovely layered effort with faintly perfumed top-notes and a soft core of dark fruit. In the mouth there… Read More
alex gambal 02 st.aubin dents de chien
2002 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Murgers des Dents de Chien From magnum. Medium lemon-yellow colour. The nose is soft and sweet with a faint citrus edge over a note of ripe pear. In the mouth this has a soft texture and in particular has a lovely… Read More
alex gambal 04 dents de chien
Whilst I thought François and Denis Clair’s Dents de Chien was an okay wine at the price, this is on a completely different level, and to be frank, not that much more expensive… 2004 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Les Murgers des Dents de Chien… Read More
alex gambal chambolle
Versus tasting from barrel I’ve had occasional reds from Gambal that seemed rather subdued – I’ve come to believe that they need a good deal more aeration than I was allowing, but this was excellent right from the bottle and way more interesting than the recent bottle from Fourrier:… Read More
Profile: Maison Alex Gambal (Beaune)
UPDATE: July 2004 – bottom of page UPDATE: Spring 2008 – The 2006s UPDATE: Autumn 2008 – The 2007s The négociant house of Alex Gambal first saw the light of day in July 1997. Alex Gambal, a native of Boston originally came to live in… Read More
Goodbye Alex…
I’m very sorry to hear that we lost a good wine friend. Yesterday, Alex Brault left us tragically early. For a number of years, he was an integral part of Alex Gambal’s (yes, two Alexes!) operation in Beaune. When Gambal decided his time was up in Burgundy, Alex Brault… Read More
Alexandre Brault – 2019
Tasted in Meursault with Alexandre Brault, 24 September 2020 Maison Alexandre Brault 23 Rue Citeaux 21190 Meursault You may remember Alexandre from his time, and the tastings, he made for me at Maison Alex Gambal. Since Maison Gambal was sold/broken up, Alexandre has, no surprise, decided to set… Read More