Caves des Vignerons de Buxy – 2013
Tasted in Buxy with Alain Pierre, 24th February 2015. Caves des Vignerons de Buxy Les Vignes de la Croix 71390 Buxy Tel: +33 3 85 92 03 03 www.vigneronsdebuxy.fr Here is a Coop with 270 members, stretching from Santenay in the north, to the border… Read More
vaudoisey-creusefond 2010 pommard croix blanche
2010 Vaudoisey-Creusefond, Pommard Croix Blanche This started way too unripe and acidic – or so it seemed. I ate something and there seemed better, indeed acceptable balance. The nose is high-toned with occasional flashes of perfect red fruit. Eventually… Read More
le moine versus de croix
No, I know that wine is not a competition, but with chance to compare two bones what’s a dog to do? 2007 Lucien Le Moine, Beaune 1er Les Avaux The nose starts as pure oak but needs only a… Read More
Albert Morot – 2022
Tasted in Beaune with Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry, 11 October 2023, image from 2022. Domaine Albert Morot 20 Avenue Charles Jaffelin 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 35 39 www.albertmorot.fr Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine Albert Morot I’m, personally, sad because it’s over 20 years since Geoffroy… Read More
Beaune’s Domaine Albert Morot changes hands…
For as long as I can remember – certainly 15 years – whenever anyone asked me ‘who from Beaune makes the best Beaune wine?‘ my answer has been unchanging – Domaine des Croix and Domaine Albert Morot. Of course these are two different styles of winemaking but they are… Read More
weekend wines – week 10 2023
2021 Domaine Chevallier, Chablis There’s no markings – other than domaine markings – but this looks like a Nomacorc – hopefully the second generation… Here’s a super and quite broad freshness of citrus and salinity – starting riper but opening more and more ith air –… Read More
Eventually… Some Christmas day wines…
1989 André Cathiard, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots My last bottle of these labels – the one before ‘Sylvain Cathaird.’ The cork slides out far too easily, soaked to its length in wine – but in one piece! Medium colour, not with any obvious browning – clean and bright. Read More
the pre-christmas bottles – part 1
I thought that I should get the rest of these out of the way before starting on the Christmas holiday period bottles. You already met the dreadful Penfolds and the delightful David Moreau, so: The 2018 whites theme continues – over Christmas too 😉 2018 Céline & Frederic… Read More
Antonin Guyon – 2020
Tasted in Savigny-lès-Beaune 05 July 2022 with Hombeline Guyon & Vincent Nicot. Domaine Antonin Guyon 2 Rue de Chorey 21420 Savigny-lès-Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 67 13 24 www.guyon-bourgogne.com More reports with Domaine Antonin Guyon Hombeline & Vincent on 2022 and 2021: “In 2022 we’ve already had some hail here… Read More