a great friday wine
1999 Nicolas Potel, Volnay 1er Clos des Chênes It was good on the Thursday too 😉 Even from a baby, this was ‘grand vin.’ On release, it was an absolute quality match for d’Angerville’s 1999 Clos des Ducs and Dom Lafon’s 1999 Santenots de Milieu. Only… Read More
2018 Red Burgundy Report
“You need to taste without exception what you want to buy in 2018 – it’s an oenologist’s vintage – lots of tricks were used.” Louis-Michel Liger-Belair So it’s a vintage of the sun – lots of sun – the second hottest on record after 2003, so of… Read More
Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret – 2018
Tasted in Monthelie with Cataldina Lippo, 08 November 2019. Domaine Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret 1 Rue Cadette 21190 Monthelie Tel: +33 6 26 05 33 65 www.domainemontheliedouhairet.com Cataldina on 2019: “It was a good vintage – of-course we were worried by frost, and maybe we… Read More
Heitz-Lochardet – 2018
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Louis de Belleroche, 09 October 2019. Domaine Heitz-Lochardet 24 Rue Charles Paquelin 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 19 Louis on 2019: “2019 – mostly a vintage complicated by the pressure of oidium – there was some in 2018… Read More
Jacques Prieur – 2018
Tasted in Meursault with Nadine Gublin and Romain Pertuzot, 22 October, 2019. Domaine Jacques Prieur 6 Rue des Santenots 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 23 85 www.prieur.com Nadine on 2019: “This year we started harvesting on 9 September – the Monday. The… Read More
Clos de la Chapelle – 2017
Tasted in Beaune with Pierre Meurgey and Mark O’Connell, 21 March 2019. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Au Château – 14 Grande rue 21200 Bligny-lès-Beaune Tel: +1 816 223 0257 www.closchapelle.com Mark on 2018: “It goes without say, a warm year,… Read More
Profile: Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret
Tasted in Monthelie with Cataldina Lippo, 14 November 2018. Domaine Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret 1 Rue Cadette 21190 Monthelie Tel: +33 6 26 05 33 65 www.domainemontheliedouhairet.com I first tasted these wines during the Grands Jours de Bourgogne earlier this year – they were the most… Read More
Roblet-Monnot – 2017
Tasted in Volnay with Pascal Roblet, 07 November 2018. Domaine Roblet-Monnot 11 rue de la Combe 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 6 74 21 82 04 Pascal an 2018: “2018 was a year that I found complicated. No big problems, but we had about three very… Read More
Jacques Prieur – 2017
Tasted in Meursault with Nadine Gublin, 04 October, 2018. Domaine Jacques Prieur 6 Rue des Santenots 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 23 85 www.prieur.com Nadine compares 2017 with 2018: “2017, like 2018, was also an early vintage – we started our harvest… Read More