Anne et Pierre Morey, Morey-Blanc – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with Anne Morey, 14 October 2015. Domaine Pierre Morey / Morey-Blanc 13 Rue Pierre Mouchoux 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 21 03 www.morey-meursault.fr Pierre Morey is now retired so daughter, Anne is at the helm of this… Read More
Jane Eyre – Bligny-lès-Beaune
Tasted with Jane Eyre in Meursault, 20 July 2015. It was a ‘secret’ at the time, but in August, just in time for the 2015 harvest, she moved to a new cuverie in the Château de Bligny. Maison Jane Eyre Château de Bligny 14 Grande rue 21200… Read More
2015 harvest update – hail!
Video Here Photo belongs to Aurélien Blugeot Happy are those in the Côte de Beaune that have already cut a significant portion of their whites – Dominique Lafon and Olivier Lamy leading the way with accompanying social-media images of perfect grapes picked… Read More
vendanges 2015 – vendanges!!
To be honest, it’s still very much the calm before the storm, but there are plenty of big names already in the vines… It started with Olivier Lamy on Wednesday and then on Thursday he was joined by Dominique Lafon and Jean-Marc Roulot – amongst others. Today both Dujac and… Read More
2013 Red Burgundy. What is it? & What value has it?
2013 Vintage Red Burgundy – The short summary:2013 red burgundy is, just like the whites of the same vintage – delicious – essentially the wines are Classic, & Proud To Be Classic.2009 is rounder and riper, 2010 has a little more tension, 2011 is less concentrated, 2012 is… Read More
of memorable wines from slighted vintages…
I thought it was about time that I added my wines of the year – so far – so see the updated ‘A-List’ to the right of this page. I’ve noted that 93s are starting to become not just potentially brilliant, but downright brilliant, the 96s are becoming rather rewarding… Read More
burgundy 2013 harvest – thursday 3rd october…
My first time on the new TGV route – indicated 319 km/h towards Dijon – I would lose my car in France even for attempting that! And what a great way to arrive, on a summer-like autumn day of 25°C – definitely t-shirts by the triage table. Of-course the… Read More
budburst!
Not sure what Dominique Lafon was focusing on, but here’s his evidence of the first budbursts in Meursault today! Pic courtesy D.Lafon Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new… Read More
Il ya a du monde au balcon…
It sounds as though Joss was as smitten by the 2010s of Dominique Lafon just as much as I was smitten by the 2009s. On long consideration those 09s were the best whites I tasted from the vintage, with Roulot and Lamy (for their relative ranges) in joint second!… Read More