Givry 2012s
A list of Givry 2012 tasted in the town of Givry during their April ‘fest’. Given the massively high quality of 2012 Bourgogne Rouge, I was interested whether something, of-forgotten, could compare. The average price of a Givry 1er Cru is about or lower than that of… Read More
The big round-up
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly tasted with producers at the end of March 2012 – almost 200 wines – the bulk are culled from tastings put on for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne which happens every two years. I’ll start with a selection of wines from Beaune, followed by… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between December 2008 and the end of March 2009. Just over 60 bottles are listed here, but there are another 219 dotted through this Spring Report that it didn’t make sense… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! Normally this is a compendium of wines that, in the main, are really drunk with food, friends and family, but I would say about two thirds of this issue’s are from tastings, all though between December 2007 and March 2008. A higher incidence of corked… Read More
Albert Bichot Domaines: 2008 Update (2006’s)
I’ve always found it a pleasure to taste at Albert Bichot – this is my third post-bottling visit – and the quality is pretty much on a par with any ‘name’ négociant, though most of the bottles below are domaine sourced. The only thing that the A-B ‘portfolio’ is… Read More
european fine wine magazine – a critique
Photo: Blatantly stolen from the publisher’s website | Copyright, them… Let me first say that issue number 1 of ‘European Fine Wine Magazine’ is quite a coffee-table magazine, the photography is really something – not just the composition but the saturated, slightly underexposed processing too – never-mind… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
Albert Bichot Domaines: 2007 Update (2005’s)
Maison Albert Bichot continue to go from strength to strength. Yields are ever-so-slowly reducing and the team are improving their wines throughout the range. The wines that follow were presented in Beaune at the end of February 2007. What impressed me most about these wines was the overall… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! These wines were (in the main) really drunk, and mostly at home with food and friends between November 2005 and March 2006… I’ve added the following icon to each description as a link to winesearcher to help you find wines if your interest has been woken…… Read More