Tasted in Premeaux with François Ambroise, 12 December 2018. Maison Ambroise 8, rue de l’Eglise 21700 Premeaux Prissey Tel: +33 3 80 62 30 19 www.ambroise.com François on 2018: “2018 – we thought we’d lost a lot as we were hit twice by hail… Read More

Quite frankly, 2017 is the most complex, the most variable, red wine vintage that I’ve ever tasted.* I believe that this is largely down to the volumes – i.e. the yields – at harvest time. Some volumes were ridiculously high, others merely high, whilst the best producers –… Read More

A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More

Tasted in Premeaux with François Ambroise, 04 December 2017. Maison Ambroise 8, rue de l’Eglise 21700 Premeaux Prissey Tel: +33 3 80 62 30 19 www.ambroise.com François on 2017:​ “A lovely year. I think a year more for whites, as they had great maturity,… Read More

The red harvest in 2015 was a little lower volume than the 5-year average of the vintages 2011-2015 – just 1% lower – but with so many low-yielding vintages included in those 5 years, this actually remains a very modest volume vintage: Many producers were surprised by the low… Read More

Tasted in Premeaux with François Ambroise, 14 December 2016. Maison Ambroise 8, rue de l’Eglise 21700 Premeaux Prissey Tel: +33 3 80 62 30 19 www.ambroise.com François on 2016: “2016? Nuits and Premeaux were catastrophic in terms of yields; 80% red lost, not much… Read More

Tasted in Premeaux with François Ambroise, 10 December 2015. Maison Ambroise 8, rue de l’Eglise 21700 Premeaux Prissey Tel: +33 3 80 62 30 19 www.ambroise.com I enjoyed the 2013s so much earlier this year, that I though it a ‘must’ to come and see… Read More