midweek wines – week 27 2018
With the help of friends: 1996 Pierre Matrot, Meursault-Charmes I had modest expectations – and they were met! The… Read More
Faiveley – 2016
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with winemaker Jerome Flous, 13 December 2017. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com Jerome on 2017: “2017 was a renewal! It’s a nice vintage for volume, the frosted vines certainly… Read More
2016 Red Burgundy
The red harvest volume in 2016 was significantly below that of the the 5-year average of the vintages 2011-2015 – only the volumes of 2003 and 1991 of (relatively) recent memory can compare. Essentially that means that the oft-quoted 5 year-average is currently something of a meaningless statistic –… Read More
lots of free stuff
The latest ‘free stuff‘ in Burgundy Report: What’s a merchant to do? Reflections on strategy, including discussions with the heads of Maisons Jean-Claude Boisset, Albert Bichot, Picard and Béjot (pre Béjot ‘problems!’) A profile of Meursault-Perrières – and obviously some wines tasted too! Just for the… Read More
some week 50 wines…
2015 H&G Buisson, Meursault Les Climats de Marguerite Ooh – that’s nice – a little Meursault spice and plenty of welcoming notes. In the mouth this is fresh yet luxurious, über-tasty wine, I have almost no notes as we drank it so fast! Bravo! Rebuy – Yes… Read More
Boisset Jean-Claude – 2015
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Grégory Patriat, 13 December 2016. Jean-Claude Boisset 5 Quai Dumorey 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 61 61 www.boisset.fr Grégory on 2016: “2016 – the year of the excesses. An excess of rain – 500mm between January… Read More
jancis on roy…
Roy Richards has seen it, and done it all – not only was he the first to start selling Comte Liger-Belair, he was even the first to (try to!) import Maison Ilan into the UK market. Here. Share this:… Read More
modest monday drinking…
Friends ‘came to tea’ and given that it was over 30°C outside, it seemed that cassoulet was the order of the day 🙂 One of the beautiful things about burgundy wine, is that when you line up 2 or 3 bottles, there’s virtually zero chance of anyone else… Read More
week 16s weekend wines…
Hmm – a nice selection I thought – but there were a couple of disappointments. 2013 Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Champ Canet A hint of oak spice and a width of engaging aroma. Ooh! This is nice; layers of beautiful flavour and a fine line of enlivening acidity. Read More