shame – 2005 puligny caillerets…
Well my last 2005 (Bougros) was just sooooo good, that having also found a bunch of these (2007s too!), I decided I had the right material for Wales vs Portugal… 2005 Mischief and Mayhem, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Les Caillerets Ouf – now that’s deeply coloured… The nose rotates between… Read More
one or two holiday bottles…
Dec 23 Dec 24 The magnums Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 23+24 Dec 27… 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
watching through the window…
Of-course it can’t always be sunny, otherwise I wouldn’t be here! But like a good (adopted) Swiss, I choose not to venture out when I can’t see the ground under my skis – although I may go for a jog! Will change resort tomorrow, finally home on Sunday. Still,… Read More
burgundy 2013 harvest – sunday 6th october…
Well despite the last clear hours of the day on Saturday, Sunday morning was grey, with a little drizzle. Sunday was a day without grapes for the home domaine, so I’d planned for a group of us to go to Hotel Montrachet for breakfast – simply the best surroundings,… Read More
warming up for the harvest…
Well, you have to don’t you(?) One has to keep up you know… 😉 1991 Jaboulet-Vercherre, Echézeaux Seems to have a little more about it than the last bottle, though still a little anonymous – perhaps it’s… Read More
two mischievous mountain bottles…
2006 Mischief & Mayhem, Puligny-Montrachet Medium yellow. Here is a wine that is out of sorts, or compromised by the cork – it has a slightly odd nose, redolent of the cork itself, but not TCA, more a… Read More
is that ice in my wine?
Two more than acceptable bottles yesterday evening. 2006 Mischief & Mayhem, Meursault Goutte d’Or This was honeyed and almost with a hint of caramel – some people may be shouting ‘p.ox’ but there was not a hint of classic… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between November 2011 and April 2012… Regional Wines (9) Villages Wines (23) Premier Cru Wines (37) Grand Cru Wines (9) REGIONAL WINES 2009 Domaine de Bellene, Bourgogne Maison… Read More