Château de l’Eclair – 2021
Tasted with Fanny Courtial in Liergues, 03 March 2023. Château de l’Eclair 905 rue du Château de l’Eclair – Liergues 69400 Porte des Pierres Dorées Tel: +33 4 74 02 22 40 www.chateaudeleclair.com The Château de l’Eclair has nothing to do with cakes – except that the neighbour is a… Read More
Le Grappin – 2020
Tasted with Andrew Nielsen in Beaune, 27 October, 2021. Le Grappin 12 Rue Oudot 21200 Beaune www.legrappin.com More reports with Le Grappin Andrew on 2020: “2020 was a sunny vintage. The wines we’re tasting are organic and we tried to emphasise… Read More
all quiet on the western front(?)
It might appear that not much has happened around here for the last week – but – I’ve been extra-busy but unfortunately not everything was wine-related. Last Thursday was a very early start, driving to the UK for a family funeral, returning, equally early on Sunday. A result of over… Read More
2018 Beaune – a large blind tasting
Tasted in Beaune, 02 March 2021 I find it’s too easy to let the worst of a particular vintage colour your impressions of a vintage as a whole – call it a lasting caricature of a vintage. Because I usually finish my tour of the new wines… Read More
Raphaël Chopin – 2019
Tasted in Lantignié with Raphaël Chopin, 03 February 2021. Raphaël Chopin La Savoye 69430 Lantignié Tel: +33 6 22 08 59 09 www.domaine-raphael-chopin.fr More reports for Domaine Raphaël Chopin Raphäel on 2019: “It was a little… Read More
weekend wines, week 13 2021
2010 Famille Barbet, St.Amour Clos des Billards A reserve caveau label – usually the best of wines – let’s see… The colour is modest and showing some age but there’s no browning. All the time that it’s open, this is a timid nose, that’s not to… Read More
Thanks to Georges Duboeuf
February 2017, with Adrien & Georges Duboeuf, plus oenelogue Guy Marion who had worked together with Georges since 1976… Yesterday we said goodbye to ‘Mister Beaujolais;‘ Georges Duboeuf was 87 years old. I only tasted once with Georges, above, but he was generous with his time if… Read More
Gouffier – 2018
Tasted in Fontaines with Benoit Pagot, 08 November 2019. Domaine Gouffier 11 Grand Rue 71150 Fontaines Tel: +33 3 85 91 49 66 www.domainegouffier.fr Benoit on 2019: “This year about minus 30% volume. It was really the flowering and the dryness that were to… Read More
catching up
It’s been all go here in the last couple of weeks – though you’d hardly notice from the posts here. Thankfully Mark de Morey (de la Vosne) has been prolific in the last couple of weeks! This week has been the perfect example; Monday a relatively easy start; a vertical… Read More