offer of the day – Henri Boillot 2009s
In brackets are the 2008 price and even the 2007 price from the same offer where available. DOMAINE HENRI BOILLOT – millésime 2009 (Subscription) VILLAGES BLANCS 2009 BOURGOGNE Chardonnay 75cl 22.00 (22.00) Swiss Francs CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 75cl 39.50 (40.00) MEURSAULT 75cl 42.00 (42.00 2008) (54.00 2007)… Read More
The 2008s of Camille Giroud
Visited and tasted 28th June 2010. Interesting that I came away wanting to buy Corton – and at my age too! – preferring the stricter, and much more precise, Cortons in preference to a range of very good xxx-Chambertins. The old wines still surprise here – if not… Read More
Profile: Maison Chanson Père et Fils
Maison Chanson Père et Fils is one of the oldest ‘houses’ of Beaune and also one of the larger owners of Beaune premier cru vineyards; no less than 25.3 hectares from only 9 crus – they are large parcels! Today’s house of Chanson was established as Maison Verry by Simon… Read More
Profile: Domaine de Bellène (Beaune)
Nicolas Potel’s old office was tucked away in Nuits St.Georges, close to the train station. Whilst that building stood proud on a corner, there were no external signs to the building’s use – for a first-time visitor it wasn’t easy to find. Look at a bottle from his new venture… Read More
Alex Gambal: 2010 Update (2008s)
Visited 29.01.2010. There’s no getting away from it, Alex has fashioned some great wines from the 2008 vintage – and from both colours too. It’s more than a little sad then that he’s relatively pessimistic about the general market for 2008s as these wines deserve an audience. I, at… Read More
A haul of ‘Boissets’
Tasted 25th March 2010 in Nuits St.Georges: J. Moreau et Fils: 2008 J. Moreau, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin Intense, sweet, slightly dark fruit. Super minerality and broad, well-defined acidity – A very nice start 2007 J. Moreau,… Read More
New Wines from Nuits Producers
A tasting put on by the producers of Nuits St.Georges, 28.03.2010. A surprising number of the 2007s could be well described as ‘luncheon Nuits’, though I do find myself using the word ‘pretty’ quite often. These luncheon Nuits will offer you some very elegant drinking, it will just depend… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between August 2009 and mid-December 2009. Regional Wines (8) Villages Wines (19) Premier Cru Wines (28) Grand Cru Wines (17) REGIONAL WINES 2007 Albert Bichot, Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes… Read More
Camille Giroud: 2009 Update (2007s)
A small selection of wines from 2007, tasted in September 2009. I thought that I noticed some slight development of style but wasn’t sure whether it was because of the vintage or because I was tasting ‘later’ from bottle rather than barrel – the usual oak tannin texture was… Read More