GJB: Nuits St.Georges 1er Cru – 2012
Mainly 1ers, mostly 2012s, tasted in Nuits St.Georges with their makers on 16 and 18 March, 2014 First, a few Villages wines: 2012 Ballorin, Nuits St.Georges Belle Croix Dark colour. Deep aromas, some higher tones too. Full and round,… Read More
diy vineyards – but only vin de table?
I’d seen the construction work since at least July 2012 – it could have been June – but what exactly was going on with those earth-movers up the Chemin des Argillières above the Clos l’Arlot in Nuits St.Georges? This week I managed to quiz a few locals and an… Read More
2006 rhys alpine vineyard
The Prince of Pinot needn’t worry – I won’t make a habit of it – but this is rather good…. 2006 Rhys, Alpine Vineyard Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose starts all baked red fruit, perhaps faint Geranium too,… 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
Nuits St.Georges: 2006/7’s in bottle
At this tasting in Nuits St.Georges, I anticipated sipping my way through dozens of 2007’s. As it was open to the public and the producers were also selling wine, the vintage distribution was much wider – selling what’s in stock I suppose – but many young wines made… Read More
a date in nuits…
A communiqué from Nuits for your interest: A first unique event : The most important Domaines of Nuits Saint Georges : Domaine Bertrand Ambroise, Domaine de l’Arlot, Domaine Ballorin & F., Maison Albert Bichot, Louis Bouillot – Crémants de Bourgogne, Domaine Jean Pierre Bony, Domaine Chauvenet-Chopin, Domaine Jean Chauvenet, Domaine… Read More
1999 prieuré-roch vosne-romanée les suchots
Domaine Prieuré-Roch Profile1999 Prieuré-Roch Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots Some wines are impossible to encapsulate in a few words as they keep changing and developing in the glass – this is one such wine. 1999 Prieuré-Roch, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots A medium-plus core of ruby-red… Read More
2004 à la coccinelle
I think I was possibly the first to publicly raise and discuss the ‘vintage character’ of 2004 reds – anecdotally whites are also affected – Christophe Roumier is one who says this – but I’ve not experienced any obvious examples, so from here-on, red it is…… Read More
ouch – potential p.ox from a benchmark wine
Thursday was just your average evening: me gatecrashing a dinner in Beaune with 3 former ‘harvest (07) mates’, plus two winemakers and someone ‘ITB’ (in the business) from Australia… Prompted by an earlier Henri Boillot bottle that was more than a little tired I had decided that I… Read More