recent wines – week 17 2022


2016 Buisson-Charles, Chablis Vaudésir Patrick Essa has been making a range of maison wines for a few years now. This was served blind and had a ripeness yet energy that made me think of the best producers in Mâconnais… Read More
the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux


In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More
Clos de la Chapelle – 2019
Tasted in Beaune with Coralie & Pierre Meurgey, 20 May 2021. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Au Château – 14 Grande rue 21200 Bligny-lès-Beaune Tel: +1 816 223 0257 www.closchapelle.com More reports for Clos de la Chapelle For… Read More
Competition in Morey St.Denis – offer of the day – clos des lambrays 2019
There’s been a long, slow ‘progression‘ in the pricing of Clos des Lambrays. It’s fair to say that the 1990-2010 wines were always thought of well but as a cheaper entry to the world of grand crus, with pricing that befitted their more elegant, more… Read More
wines from weekend 11 2021
(Subtitled: There are not many positives to take from a corked bottle of Romanée St.Vivant) 2018 Gueguen, Chablis Cuvée 1975 Sealed with DIAM3 This nose starts with a small reduction but slowly expands, filling the glass with agrume fruit as the reduction fades – very attractive. Read More
2019 Red Burgundy – Part 1 – Côte de Beaune
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 23 June 2019… What about the 2019… Read More
Les Horées – 2019
Tasted in Pommard with Catharina Sadde, 24 September 2020 Les Horées 9 rue de Charmot 21630 Pommard Instagram.com – Les Horées 2019 was the first personal vintage for Catharina Sadde – I say ‘personal‘ because after arriving as a chef from her native Germany she has… Read More
Heitz-Lochardet – 2019
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Armand Heitz, 22 October 2020. Domaine Heitz-Lochardet 24 Rue Charles Paquelin 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 19 armandheitz.com More reports on Heitz-Lochardet Armand on 2020: “2020 was really rather… Read More