The 1985 Red Vintage – today
The 1985s: a modern-day look at 1985 grand crus together with a 2005 selection of Chevalier/Montrachet apetisers… It’s definitely not every year that you get to look back at a properly mature vintage, and in enviable grand cru depth too, but it seems to me that 1985 is worthy of… Read More
A Vintage Viewpoint…(2014, 2013, 2012)
2014 Hail again in the Côte de Beaune – for the third vintage in a row – almost unprecedented. The last time the vines of Volnay (and its neighbours) were hailed in 3 consecutive vintages was 1901, 1902 and 1903. The unimaginable ‘3’ happened to coincide with the… Read More
interesting stuff…
PUNCH | Is the Jura Dealing with the “Urban Outfitters Effect”? http://t.co/gA9inFNPQe — Melissa M. Sutherland (@melissa_ful) December 13, 2014 http://punchdrink.com/articles/is-the-jura-dealing-with-the-urban-outfitters-effect/ A well-written and thought-provoking piece. There are many viewpoints of-course, and it is really no different a complaint to… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
ambroise: a carbonated beverage or wine?
I cannot lie, these days I’m having a bit of a love-hate relationship with dissolved CO2 in young wines – I can only love the wines when it’s gone – before I hate them…! 2009 Maison Ambroise, Bourgogne… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family (a bunch from Pascal Marechand excepted), between May 2012 and September 2012… Regional Wines (6) Villages Wines (12) Premier Cru Wines (37) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL… Read More
a brace of 2003 combe aux moines – a shame the performances weren’t bracing…
These two bottles had been standing side-by-side for a while, so I decided the football semi-finals would be a good time to broach them. 2003 Dominique Gallois, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Combe aux Moines Quite a young colur – seemingly… Read More
random ruminations…
There’s (clearly) not much of a concept for this particular ‘Report’, rather a collecton of happenstance visits and chance meetings. But watch out, the focus of the Summe issue will be sharp beyond belief 😉 Pricing and the rise of the competent burgundy Shark-Infested Waters The rise… Read More