wines from weekend 16, 2021
2018 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Clos Berthet Modestly yellow coloured. An incisive, fresh nose with a touch of oak and even some aniseed. Hmm, that’s a lovely wine, just a slight depth of cushioning but still with fresh energy and even a little salinity too. Slowly widening as… Read More
a week at home – and finally the chance for some wine!
Plenty of rain – Chablis 14 January 2021 – I didn’t fancy a dip in the Serein on this day… My own version of dry January is down to my tasting schedule – three weeks of, and in, Chablis. Sometimes 80 wines in a day, but nothing in… Read More
dry january’s first wines…
Dry January? Give me a break… I didn’t write notes as I tasted so let me just give you some short impressions. 2018 Chateau des Rontets, Pouilly-Fuissé Les Birbettes Plenty of colour. A nose… Read More
marko’s harvest diary 11-Sep-20 – day 10 – the last post-script!
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – (Postscript) Vendange Day 10, Saturday 12th Sept 2020 On this, my next to last morning, I awoke to eery quiet, alone in the domaine premises. I omitted to mention in my Day 9 record just how seriously hot & humid it had… Read More
marko’s harvest diary 02-Sep-20 – the return of the marko
All the photos from Mark… Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Arrival Day, Weds 2nd Sept 2020 Bonjour tout le monde 😊. C’est moi – at last. Firstly an apology this will have taken several days post the ‘day’ for your delectation. I can’t promise timings… Read More
the return of the mark – the vosne harvest part 1
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Intro 18th Sept 2019 Bonjour tout le monde 😊 – and Bill 😉. Apologies again this year for the late harvest reporting – tech issues once more beyond my control (wi-fi key related, not my fault m’lud!), only resolved too… Read More
a little beaune & wines for weekend 33 2019
August is the long pause between domaine visits and the harvest to come. Although it’s… Read More
2017 – Femmes et Vins
A gathering of a large number of the Femmes et Vins group of producers for their popular Exception’Elles tasting. This time in the Château de Montchat (right) in Lyon. Each of the producers was showing 4 wines, some even finishing with a contribution that was ‘a little’ older! 22 producers… Read More
weekend wines – week 16 2019
A super-successful, eclectic, bunch of wines this weekend… 2017 Sylvain Pataille, Marsannay Blanc Chardonnay Rose I’d already tasted one with him last week, but as I was leaving his… Read More