a couple of weekend 45 (2018) wines…
No notes taken at the time, but easy to recollect: 2007 Comtes Lafon, Monthelie 1er Les Duresses Directly a lovely wine – open like all 2007s, but with a little more zip to the energy and more complexity than most. Very stable wine too – it was opened… Read More
The 1998 Burgundy Vintage – 20 years on…
I have been so looking forward to tasting these 1998s. I cut my teeth of the wines of 1993-1995 and the 1996s were the first en-primeur wines that I bought. I tasted some 1996 and 1997s in Burgundy but only started to regularly taste from cask from the 2000 vintage… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2016 Mâconnais
Vergisson, 24 July 2018… This tasting was a month or-so later than most years, but I still wasn’t going to pass up the chance to taste the creme de la creme of 2016’s Mâcons. Like the last couple of years, (practically) all the wines… Read More
weekend wines – week 31 2018
A lunch with, as you can see, like-minded friends… 2011 Comtes Lafon, Meursault Clos de la Barre It was very hard to place this wine when first poured – it had a certain sweetness – aromatically and in the flavour – but it kept getting better and better… Read More
midweekers – week 25, 2018
I’ve gotta say, the first one surprised me – call it the triumph of optimism over experience – or is that second marriages? 2005 Jomain, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Les Perrières Pretty much all the bottles since this one have been oxidised – but directly on pouring… Read More
the measly montrachet 2016 update – for #ChardonnayDay
Pierre Vincent of Domaine Leflaive, pictured posing with the amalgamated 2016 production of 6 owners in Le Montrachet – image from October 2017 I’m sure you all remember the story of the frost at the end of April 2016, it was particularly cruel on the Chassagne-side of Montrachet… Read More
DIAM and the eventual triumph of empiricism…
A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More
Artisan Vignerons de Bourgogne du Sud – 2015 Mâcons
Tasted in the Mâconnais, 7 April 2017. My, now, traditional trip to taste a selection of wines from the Artisans Vignerons de Bourgogne du Sud – almost certainly the greatest ensemble of producers from the Mâconnais – this time looking at their 2015 vintage. Read More
2007 Whites…
Before the arrival of the 2014 vintage, 2007 was my gold-standard, my reference point for what whites could deliver – but not at all levels! The issue with 2007 was the with the lower appellation wines – many were too acidic – very drinkable and fresh on release, but they… Read More