Trenel – 2017
Tasted in Charnay-lès-Mâcon with Baptiste Duc, 19 February 2019. Maison Trenel Chemin de Buèry 71850 Charnay-lès-Mâcon +33 3 85 34 48 20 www.trenel.fr My normal contact here – Nicolas Dietrich – was travelling, so Baptiste Duc, who is the export manager chez… Read More
Girin – 2017
Tasted in Saint-Vérand with Thibault Girin, 15 February 2019. Domaine Girin Aucherand 69620 Saint-Vérand Tel: +33 6 83 53 46 64 www.domainegirin.fr Thibault on 2018: “Happy in all directions! Quality, quantity! We started the year dry then it was very wet,… Read More
Profile: David Large
Tasted in Vaux en Beaujolais with David Large, 12 February 2019. Domaine David Large Le Clerjon 69640 Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin Tel: +33 4 74 67 30 95 www.davidlarge.fr I tasted with David at his house with a fabulous view of his vineyards – vines… Read More
Longère – 2017
Tasted in Le Perréon with Jean-Luc Longère, 12 February 2019. Domaine Longère Le Duchamp 69460 Le Perréon Tel: +33 4 74 03 27 63 www.domaine-longere.com Jean-Luc on 2018: “The vignerons are quite content with 2018! Plenty of rain in April and… Read More
september report is online…
Online here: https://www.burgundy-report.com/reports/ It’s all about 2018 and 1998 – the short report that peps your appetite for the major reports on the 2017s to come in October to February – already 40 domaines visited, plus another 15 next week. Then there’s the small matter of… Read More
Brouilly & Côte de Brouilly – 2017 (2016, 2015…)
Tasted in the offices of InterBeaujolais in Villefranche, 19 and 20 July 2018. What was already apparent last November when tasting 142 2017 Nouveaus, was confirmed by this early tasting of 2017s from Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly: Clearly 2017 is a ripe and concentrated vintage in… Read More
Longère – 2016
Tasted in Le Perréon with Jean-Luc Longère, 07 February 2018. Domaine Longère Le Duchamp 69460 Le Perréon Tel: +33 4 74 03 27 63 www.domaine-longere.com Jean-Luc on 2017: “2017 was a year of paradox, because vignerons don’t like too much rain, but we… Read More
weekend wines – week 47 2017
2012 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Murgers des Dents du Chien This has finally shed a large part of its oak padding – there’s still a little on the nose, and finish is a little more creme brulee than there is St.Aubin, but in the middle it… Read More
Saint Amour: Village Profile
Saint Amour Basics: AOC – Since February 1946 AOC Area – 320 hectares Allowed Yields – 58 Hl/ha Allowed Colours – Red only (White bottled as Beaujolais Blanc) Allowed Grapes – Gamay Noir with up to a maximum of 15% ‘others’ including: Aligoté,… Read More