1998 denis mortet gevrey-chambertin
1998 Denis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin I’ve opened one of these almost every year since release – it’s rare that I buy a 12-bottle case, but occasionally ‘research’ is important! Frankly, due to the oak treatment this has been a roller-coaster ride. Last year I didn’t think so highly of the… Read More
experimenting with harvest dates
A bit of fun from David Clark – will be interesting to follow…. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More
catching up…
Rather than (as intended) smoking my keyboard with prose for next weekend’s scheduled Autumn issue of the Burgundy Report, I seem to have spent a whole day trying to catch up on what’s gone on over the last 3 weeks. First I particularly like the post on the Berry… Read More
wednesday 8th update
Posts on this are getting fewer and farther apart as the harvest is all-but completed. My home domaine reports that the Gevrey grand crus that were harvested at the beginning of this week exceeded expectation. The Latricières from this grower is frankly always ‘poor looking’ and this year a full… Read More
vintage 2008 update
“A month ago I wrote that August and September were the all-important months in making the quality of a vintage. Well, August is almost done and to be honest, it has been grim – about 2ºC cooler, and already 40% wetter, than average. Thank goodness the forecast is perfect for… Read More
a vineyard buggy…
And I thought he wasn’t an engineer… 🙂 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More