20-August-20 – harvesting day 1 (at my home domaine)
Echézeaux – 20 Aug 2020 Yesterday saw the early harvesters – or more their early parcels – at work across Burgundy; Chablis, Mâconnais and Beaujolais, not just the producers in the Côte de Beaune. The Côte de Nuits still seems to have much time available; today… Read More
AF Gros – 2019
Tasted in Beaune with Matthias Parent and Caroline Parent-Gros, 17 June, 2020. Domaine AF Gros 16 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 61 26 www.af-gros.com More reports for AF Gros. Matthias & Caroline on 2019:… Read More
ouch
This email just landed in my inbox. It seems we are getting ever-closer to the £100 villages wine – from a vintage of modest repute too – so is that over £350 in a restaurant? When, then, am I supposed to drink all of my Clos St.Jacques and Griotte from… Read More
2018 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 14 November, 2019. Welcome to the ninth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin of new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
July’s Burgundy Report
For those who need their fix of Mugnier, de Vogüé, Faiveley, Rossignol-Trapet and Lamarche – plus some newly bottled Chablis – a mix of 2018 and 2017 wines, red and white, the July Burgundy Report has, for a few days, been online for subscribers… Enjoy! Share… Read More
2017 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 15 November, 2018. This was the eighth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report (here). The… Read More
hail nets are finally allowed – almost…
David Rossignol of Rossignol-Trapet, in his Gevrey 1er Combottes vines in May this year… In case you missed it – because I did! On June 20, 2018 the use of anti-hail nets was allowed by the INAO for vines producing AOC / AOP wines – but the… Read More
Domaine Faiveley – Latricières
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with winemaker Jerôme Flous, 20 April 2018. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile Domaine Faiveley are the second-largest owners of Latricières-Chambertin, with a block… Read More
Latricières-Chambertin – A Vineyard Profile
Ici commence Latricières-Chambertin! To the left, unploughed Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Aux Combottes and above the Combottes is Clos de la Roche. To the right, the ploughed Latricières-Chambertin of Camus, above it, bordered by trees is the unploughed Latricières of Arnoux-Lachaux. Grand Cru Surface (ha)1 2015 Prodn hl2 2016… Read More