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
The best of Corton 2009 – Blind!
I tasted a range of 2009 Corton during the Grand Jours de Bourgogne in early 2012 and I thought it a terrific vintage for the hill; consistent, powerful and yet balanced. Of-course the fruit was a little riper in 2009, but I felt that suited this appellation right… Read More
Profile: Maison Henri de Villamont (Savigny)
Maison Henri de Villamont are headquartered in an impressive, rather individual looking building just outside the centre of Savigny-lès-Beaune. The potential numbers of bottles associated with this producer can numb the mind: Their (Swiss) parent company, who are ‘big’ in supplying European supermarkets, have a hand in about 400… Read More
Nuits Saint Georges: Village Profile
Despite having no Grand Crus to call its own, Nuits appended the name of its most important vineyard, Les St.Georges, on the 10th May 1892 to become Nuits-Saint-Georges – before that it was described as Nuits-sous-Beaune. When the railway came in 1849 the station here was… 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
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2011 and August 2011. Regional Wines (3) Villages Wines (14) Premier Cru Wines (24) Grand Cru Wines (6) REGIONAL WINES 2009 David Clark, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains… Read More
harvest – 26th september
It’s Sunday, and surprise, surprise, it’s not raining. The previous evening we had a lovely soup (sorry chef it was better with a pinch of salt!) and the quenelles with a lobstery sauce – one of our antipodean colleagues decribed them as ‘French dumplings’ – a great call methinks! To… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between mid-December 2009 and mid-April 2010. Regional Wines (7) Villages Wines (11) Premier Cru Wines (25) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL WINES 2005 David Clark, Bourgogne Au Pelson… Read More
paddling…
Like a duck paddling away below the surface I’m trying to give the impression of everything being serene above the waist. The fact is the next Burgundy Report (already the 8th year!) is coming together in a much more orderly/timely fashion than usual – in fact you will only have… Read More