02-2016 Random Ruminations
Volnay Check out the (right, relatively recent) sign in the parking of Volnay, and you will see a list of about 40 domaines that actually reside in Volnay – and I thought to myself – ‘why not do them all?’ This should be a relatively ‘easy’ project as… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 17 November, 2015. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2015: 2015 went really well. Harvest started on the 1st September for whites – a full… Read More
Profile: Maison Meurgey-Croses
Tasted with Pierre Meurgey at the Château de Bligny, 07 December 2015. Maison Pierre Meurgey-Croses Château de Bligny 14 Grande rue 21200 Bligny-lès-Beaune You may remember Pierre as previously being the head of Maison Champy in Beaune, and also having some connections to Domaine de Clos de… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 10th December, 2014 Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 The wines… Simply something that could/should excite everyone. Really indelible quality in many of these wines. Bravo! 2013 Chorey-lès-Beaune, Beaumonts… Read More
Events…
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Louis Jadot – 2012s
Wines tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 30 Jan, 2014. Frédéric Barnier on 2012: “The reds have richness, density and complexity. The whites only in the greatest places, I would say, because there is much more richness than Jadot really look for. Overall, 2010 is a better vintage if you… Read More
2010s from Domaines Bellene, Bouchard Père and Jadot
In one page, a range of brilliant wines from the masters of their art in Beaune. As brilliant as the wines of Bellene and Jadot were, I’m even more thrilled to see the disappearance of the toasty oak from the BP&F reds – they are not better than the other… Read More
Profile: Domaine du Duc de Magenta (Chassagne-Montrachet)
I was initially compelled to visit this domaine after tasting the wonderful 1978 Chassagne Rouge at the Grands Jours de Bourgogne earlier in the year. I first met the Duchesse de Magenta, Amélie de Mac Mahon when she was chatting with photographer Jon Wyand, I commended her on… Read More
Exception-Elles
During the ‘Grands Jours de Bourgogne’ there was a tasting opportunity that really caught my attention – ‘Exception-Elles’ – forty lady winemakers presenting their 2008 vintage in the cuverie of Anne Gros in Vosne-Romanée. The tasting would start at 3pm but I had a tough schedule so would have… Read More