Comte Liger-Belair & the case of the Lamadon Echézeaux
Main Profile: Domaine Comte Liger-Belair Here. The first ‘herald’ that you are arriving in Vosne-Romanée, at least for the last weeks, has been the long-distance sighting of a large yellow construction crane – sprouting from somewhere in the centre of the village. Like following a rainbow to… Read More
1992 chézeaux/ponsot griotte
1992 des Chézeaux, Griotte-Chambertin There has been some obvious seepage from the cork, but the bottle/label remains clean. A medium-plus garnet colour. The nose starts deep and brooding, perhaps a little sweet – but little else – the last drops in the glass, however, are of… Read More
94 chézeaux/ponsot griotte-chambertin
1994 des Chézeaux, Griotte-Chambertin Good 94’s are hard to come by but I’ve never been disappointed by this cuvée – apart from one corked bottle. This Ponsot elevaged wine shows medium ruby-red colour and a lovely forward nose of sweet red cherry and faint sweat oak… Read More
chézeaux 2000 gevrey-chambertin
2000 des Chézeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin Medium-pale ruby-red. The nose starts with a waft of sweet oak, 2 minutes later it’s gone, replaced by a forward and ripe mix of strawberry/raspberry against a developing, more tertiary background. Sweet and soft with a good intensity in the mid-palate, the slowly… Read More
2004 chézeaux/ponsot griotte-chambertin
2004 des Chézeaux (Ponsot), Griotte-Chambertin The nose starts high-toned with a backdrop of vintage 2004 cedar. Slowly the cedar recedes giving space for a much more mineral aspect than is usual for this vineyard and certainly less alluring. The palate is silky with fresh acidity and… Read More
2004 chézeaux/ponsot chambolle 1er charmes
Many people – pundits included – like to have a definitive answer for why there is the green-streak in (possibly) a majority of 2004 reds, some growers say that even whites show it. The most common response (given reason) is phenolic maturity with equal second place (should that… Read More
Berthaut-Gerbet – 2022
Tasted in Fixin with Amélie Berthaut, 23 November 2023. Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet 9 Rue Noisot 21220 Fixin Tel: +33 3 80 52 45 48 www.domaine-berthaut.com Producer Instagram More reports with Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Amélie on 2022: “I’m really happy. We didn’t make our plan – I don’t think we ever will! –… Read More
wines – weekend 7 2023
2019 Raphaël Chopin, Beaujolais-Lantignié Blanc Theia Lemon yellow. An easy nose, attractive depth and some interest – that’s a nice start. A supple width of sweet flavour then a wave with saline accents before a more mineral finish – slowly mouth-watering. I’d guess blind that it was… Read More
Laurent Ponsot – 2020
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with everyone’s favourite Bond villain, Laurent Ponsot, 5 July 2022. Laurent Ponsot SAS 10 Rue Des Cerisiers ZA Petite Champagne 21640 Gilly Les Citeaux Tel: +33 3 80 41 03 27 www.laurentponsot.wine More reports for Laurent Ponsot. The news of the last 12 months was… Read More