Château de la Tour / Pierre Labet – 2014
Tasted in Vougeot with François Labet, 21 October, 2015. Chateau de La Tour / Domaine Pierre Labet Rue de la Montagne 21640 Vougeot Tel: +33 3 80 62 86 13 www.chateaudelatour.com François on 2014: “The 2014 hail in June was terrible. Of-course in Beaune… Read More
Château du Meursault part 1 – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with winemaker Emmanuel Escutenaire and Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, 22 October 2015. Domaine de Château du Meursault Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 26 22 75 www.chateau-meursault.com Of-course everybody knows the Château de Meursault as home of the Meursault… Read More
hubert de Montille & Les 2 Montilles – 2014
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with winemaker Brian Sieve, 19 October 2015. Domaine Hubert de Montille Rue du Cromin 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 79 http://www.demontille.com/ Brian Sieve on 2014: “2014, if not hit by hail, had the potential for quality and… Read More
Château de Puligny-Montrachet – 2014
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with winemaker Jacques Montagnon, 19 October 2015. Domaine du Château de Puligny-Montrachet Rue de But 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 39 14 http://www.demontille.com/ Jacques on 2015: “2015 really delivered great quality raw materials, and clearly with no problems… Read More
Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
The gate into the Clos des Perrières AOC Meursault Producer map of Meursault-Perrières Vertical of Albert Grivault’s Clos des Perrières 2017-1928 Officially, this is Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières, though you might also see labels where the… Read More
Château de Messey – 2013
Tasted in Ozenay with Jean-Luc Lavaille, 22nd April 2015. Château de Messey 71700 Ozenay Tel: +33 3 85 51 33 83 www.chateaudemessey.com This producer is part of a group owned by the same family which also includes Domaine Belleville in Rully (with 28 hectares) and the… Read More
Château de la Tour / Pierre Labet – 2013
Tasted in Vougeot with François Labet (who now has a bus-pass!) 6th November, 2014. Chateau de La Tour / Domaine Pierre Labet Rue de la Montagne 21640 Vougeot Tel: +33 3 80 62 86 13… Read More
Château de La Tour + Pierre Labet – 2012
Tasted with François Labet in Vougeot, 20 Feb. 2014 François Labet on 2012: “I find the Grands Vins superb!” François Labet on prices: “Our prices ex-domaine have been stable for 2009-2011, but for 2012 we will have to increase between 5-12%. The ‘Hommage Jean Morin’ cuvée of the Clos de… Read More
Profile: Maison Henri de Villamont (Savigny)
Maison Henri de Villamont are headquartered in an impressive, rather individual looking building just outside the centre of Savigny-lès-Beaune. The potential numbers of bottles associated with this producer can numb the mind: Their (Swiss) parent company, who are ‘big’ in supplying European supermarkets, have a hand in about 400… Read More