Grands Maisons – Grands Crus – Edition 2018
Tasted in the Clos Frantin cuverie in Nuits St.Georges, 15 March 2018. This year heralded a new format for this ‘not to miss’ tasting. Previous years saw a blind tasting of ‘Maison’ wines in Clos de Vougeot – and no time for chatting or you wouldn’t have the time to… Read More
mid-week, back in the saddle
Getting back into the swing of things: 2015 Louis Max, Rully Les Plantenays Well, there’s something of creme brulee nose here – attractive, yet I’m now anticipating plenty of oak. The palate retains a freshness and deliciousness, despite some padding – an oak augmentation to plenty of… Read More
Faiveley – 2014
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Erwan Faiveley, 16 November 2016. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com The permits done here so that in January 2016 they will begin the redevelopment of the winery in here… Read More
some week 48 wines…
I’m sitting at home today with a virus, but I have to be thankfull for its timing, because Saturday was a great night of wines with friends – more from that (maybe) tomorrow. My nose chose to close only on Sunday night! And provided my nose re-opens in time… Read More
Arnoux-Lachaux – 2015
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with Charles Lachaux, 09 November, 2016. Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux 3, Route Nationale 74 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 08 41 www.arnoux-lachaux.com Charles on 2015 (mainly): “Most of the wines are still in barrel, but 4 of our 5 villages have… Read More
Tasting: 36x Ladoix 2013
Tasted in Beaune, courtesy of the BIVB, 11 December 2015. Two or three times a year the BIVB help arrange a blind tasting for me, this time the theme was Ladoix 2013. It’s simple – I work my way through the wines blind and those that seem outstanding to me… Read More
Pinosity, Loron & Château Bellevue
Tasted in Villié-Morgon with Philippe Bardet, Jean Pierre Rodet, Claire Forestier (right) and others, 14 December 2015. Château Bellevue Bellevue 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 4 74 66 98 88 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr The Beaujolais continues to have issues in connecting with its market; large… Read More
Maison Philippe Pacalet – Beaune
Tasted with Philippe Pacalet in Beaune, 12 May 2015. SAS Philippe Pacalet 12 rue de Chaumergy 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 91 00 www.philippe-pacalet.com Philippe Pacalet’s operation is nestled in buildings just a stone-throw away from the Beaune train station. I noted not… Read More
Rully – 2013 blancs
I guess, when so spread-out through many, many separate visit reports, it may not have been easy for subscribers to string together my general enthusiasm for 2013 Rully blancs – but for me it became a theme of quite some consistency when tasting these vintage whites – much more… Read More