Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2016 Mâconnais
Vergisson, 24 July 2018… This tasting was a month or-so later than most years, but I still wasn’t going to pass up the chance to taste the creme de la creme of 2016’s Mâcons. Like the last couple of years, (practically) all the wines… Read More
Profile: Claire et Stéphane Follin-Arbelet
Tasted with Stéphane Follin-Arbelet in Aloxe-Corton, 09 July 2018. Just a stone’s throw away (if you have a good arm) from Bonneau du Martray’s Corton-Charlemagne, completely hidden from sight on land that is designated as Corton Grand Cru, are 1,000 chardonnay vines covering 10 ares – or 0.1 hectares to… Read More
DIAM and the eventual triumph of empiricism…
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
Profile: Sylvain Cathiard
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with Sébastien Cathiard, 05 December 2017. Domaine Sylvain Cathiard 20 Rue de la Goillotte 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 62 36 01 Sébastien is the 4th generation of this domaine, Sylvain in the domaine name is his father. The first generation of… Read More
2017 harvest – 01 september
A tour in the Côte de Beaune this afternoon. There’s not much red being picked yet – Lafarge was at it, and I saw red grapes being triaged at de Montille – but Pommard and Volnay seemed very sleepy – maybe it’s the weight of all those grapes on… Read More
2017 harvest – 30 august
Erwan Faiveley has been advertising his up-comng harvest on LinkedIn of all places – and as you can see (right) having a little fun on the way too! Yesterday, the 29th, saw Coche-Dury picking a trio of Meursaults: Perrières, Genevrières and Chevalières (Armand Heitz is bringing in his Perrières today)… Read More
Profile: Moulin aux Moines
Tasted with Willy Roulendes (right) and Pierre Meurgey in Auxey-Duresses 05 April 2017. Domaine du Moulin aux Moines Moulin Moine 21190 Auxey-Duresses Tel: +33 3 80 21 60 79 www.moulinauxmoines.com Winemaker and director Willy Roulendes has been here, in this special location, since 2008,… Read More
Angerville – 2015
Tasted with Guillaume d’Angerville in Volnay, 09 November 2016. Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Rue de Mont 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 3 80 21 61 75 www.domainedangerville.fr Guillaume on 2016: “Again it was a year of weather disruption – I’m convinced that ‘global-warming’ is… Read More
François Mikulski – 2015
Tasted in Meursault with François Mikulski, 4 November 2016. François Mikulski Earl 7 Route Nationale 74 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 25 11 www.domainemikulski.fr François on 2016: “I have to say that I’m satisfied with the final quality of the… Read More