this week so far – a brace of jcb
2006 Jean-Claude Boisset, Morey St.Denis 1er Monts Luisants A satisfyingly strong cork is a good start, but a nose such as this takes it to the next level – deep, almost a licorice frame to the dark fruit. Fine volume in the mouth, width, dark fruit that’s redolent… Read More
Tasting Saint-Véran…
Tasted in Mâcon, 04 October 2017. This tasting was organised so that I could get more of an idea of the various climats in Saint-Véran – particularly with the local syndicat of producers’ idea to better differentiate those terroirs by putting together a programme towards defining premier crus – just… Read More
lots of free stuff
The latest ‘free stuff‘ in Burgundy Report: What’s a merchant to do? Reflections on strategy, including discussions with the heads of Maisons Jean-Claude Boisset, Albert Bichot, Picard and Béjot (pre Béjot ‘problems!’) A profile of Meursault-Perrières – and obviously some wines tasted too! Just for the… Read More
‘la maison’ – now there’s a video!
Remember my post on the new ‘boudoir’ in Vougeot? Well now there’s a little more info and even a video! la Maison 1 rue du Vieux Château 21640 Vougeot Tel: +33 3 80 61 06 10 contact@lamaisonvougeot.com Tastings: From €25 per… Read More
la maison – vougeot
Last Saturday we paid a visit to a new ‘thing’ in Vougeot. The Boissets have chosen to open a new retail opportunity in Vougeot – here you can buy the wines of Domaine de la Vougeraie, JCB (from Jean-Charles Boisset) and the Jean-Claude Boisset range overseen by Grégory Patriat. These… Read More
Tasting: 36x Ladoix 2013
Tasted in Beaune, courtesy of the BIVB, 11 December 2015. Two or three times a year the BIVB help arrange a blind tasting for me, this time the theme was Ladoix 2013. It’s simple – I work my way through the wines blind and those that seem outstanding to me… Read More
Bouchard Aîné et Fils – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Vincent Bottreau, 03 December 2015. Maison Bouchard Aîné et Fils 4 Boulevard Maréchal Foch 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 06 66 www.bouchard-aine.fr The roots of this firm, like today’s Bouchard Père et Fils, are with Michel Bouchard whose… Read More
Burgundy’s merchant class – facing up to a changing market
Versus a generation ago – let us say 30 years – the market dynamics of traders who buy and sell wine have been far from static. The traditional Beaune-based merchants, or the ‘Maisons’ remain the focus of commentators but they have much more competition today, and at all levels… Read More
2012 Savigny-Dominode & Beaune-Grèves – blind…
Tasted in Beaune with several winemakers, 4th December 2014. Okay, I was a bad boy – but no change there! The title of my tasting was 2012 Beaune Grèves, but as you will note, my first 5 wines were not Grèves, but I did show the bottles after… Read More