Profile: Domaine Clos de Tart (Morey St.Denis)
At the top of the village square in Morey-Saint-Denis and set into the stone wall of one of the domaine’s outbuildings is a grandiose marble and stone advertisement for the Clos de Tart. Save for a sliver of Bonnes-Mares, the Clos de Tart… Read More
Well, it was too quiet today – 2021 part 2
Savigny Vergelesses today, looking towards Corton I got quite a mailbag when I made my first post of (semi) unsubstantiated rumours and the peddling of idle chit-chat, so thought I’d update you on some of those, and add a few more, to finish this… Read More
Louis Boillot, Ghislaine Barthod – 2020
A marathon tasting with Clément Boillot-Barthod in Chambolle-Musigny, 31 August 2021. Domaines Louis Boillot et Fils & Ghislaine Barthod 4 Rue du Lavoir 21220 Chambolle-Musigny Tel: +33 3 80 62 80 16 More reports for Louis Boillot & Ghislaine Barthod Clément on 2021: “As we approach the harvest, our gamay… Read More
2019 Red Burgundy – Part 2 – Côte de Nuits
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: (Here) Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 Aux Malconsorts 30 August 2019… What about… Read More
Hoist with my own petard…
Exactly what it says! Maybe you remember my recent image of a car that had been left too long under a Place Carnot tree full of roosting birds(?) Didn’t we laugh! Well, given that said trees no-longer have any leaves, and are also full of Christmas lights,… Read More
Profile: Domaine Boris Champy
Tasted with Boris Champy in Nantoux, 17 June 2020. Domaine Boris Champy 23 rue de la gare 21190 Nantoux Tel: +33 670 17 46 37 More reports on Boris Champy Boris Champy has always been a responsive and energetic contact – whether… 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
icymi – week 51 2018 – investment burgundy
/thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/12/the-rise-of-other-burgundy/ There’s an obvious problem with this, and you can see that right from the bold title of the table introducing you to such delights – the table is by value, not by volume. Of-course a few of the wines in the table… Read More
The 2018 Burgundy Vintage – what we know in 2018 – and a few pointers…
Grand Cru Chablis – harvested later that day. This was my 15th consecutive harvest in Burgundy – triaging the grapes of multiple villages. I believe that this, together with questioning the winemakers, is the best balance of first-hand and third-party input required to comment on the vintage. Read More
