another week’s inquisition…
My many thanks for the vigneron(ne)s that put up with my questions this week – once-more, many covetable wines for sure, you’ll have to subscribe to hear about the bad ones 😉 Purely alphabetically, domaines: Chanzy Jean-Philippe Fichet Fontaine-Gagnard Jean-Noel Gagnard André Goichot… Read More
2007 à trois – with good, bad & ugly corks!
2007 Lignier-Michelot, Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles-Vignes Oops – a cork that slides out way too easily – I’m almost surprised that the worm of the corkscrew didn’t push it deeper into the neck! It’s one of those, not very attractive, pale-looking things – it looks peroxide washed. Given… Read More
A Bourgogne Côte d’Or?
I’ve discussed it before, but this is a new label that you might come across for the first time with the 2017 vintage. People have been proposing this label for almost 20 years but now it’s done – and it’s for both the reds and… Read More
old, but not past it* bourgogne blanc
*Past it – informal British: Too old to be of any use or any good at anything! But it seems that the ‘good luck lightning‘ can still strike twice in the same place! 1996 Patrick Javillier, Bourgogne Cuvée Forgets A nose of some weight, freshness and faint… Read More
marko’s 2018 vendange – le wrap-up…
Arlaud (Post) Vendange Conclusions, Friday 14th September 2018 – Sunday 16th September 2018 As my Paulee note concluded I slept a sleep of the very tired, up late, ageing vendangeur on Thurs night/Friday morning, shocking myself, as a normally very light sleeper, by only coming ‘to’ circa 7.00 a.m. to… Read More
week 5 2018 – my weekend wines
Sneakily extending this year’s ‘Cremant January’ into February. Gilles et Romain Collet, Cremant de Bourgogne Of-course, ‘Cremant de Chablis’ with wine from the 2015 vintage. Like the recent wine of Clothilde Davenne, a simply delicious nose of ripe mirabelles – but still with freshness and deliciousness. Loved… Read More
Profile: Domaine Hubert Lignier
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Laurent Lignier, 04 May 2017. Domaine Hubert Lignier 45, Grande Rue 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 40 www.hubert-lignier.com Whilst the official address of the domaine remains the house in the High Street of Morey St.Denis,… Read More
great reds but more p.ox too…
I wasn’t really picking on M&M in the last couple of weeks, it’s only that their bottles were close to hand. The Pillot that follows was still fabulous a couple of years ago, but not today… 2008 Paul Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachtet 1er Les Caillerets Bottle #1: Dark colour –… Read More
Château du Meursault part 1 – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with winemaker Emmanuel Escutenaire and Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, 22 October 2015. Domaine de Château du Meursault Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 26 22 75 www.chateau-meursault.com Of-course everybody knows the Château de Meursault as home of the Meursault… Read More