AOC Nuits Saint Georges
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 11/09/1936 and the latest update was 05/11/1972 for the Premier Crus. Wines from this appellation can also claim the appellation of Bourgogne Côte d’Or or Bourgogne. This appellation includes the premier cru climats shown below: Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or >… Read More
Pierre Naigeon – 2018
Tasted with Pierre Naigeon in St.Philibert, 18 November 2019. Domaine Pierre Naigeon 1, route de Saint Philibert 21220 Gevrey Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 33 46 03 www.pierrenaigeon.com Pierre on 2018: “The 2018 reds are all made from grapes – no… Read More
mark’s vosne harvest – day 4
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Day Four, Sun 22nd Sept 2019 Whither today ? A Chambolle morning then an afternoon with a real ‘sting in the tail’, if not a transformative moment for our vendange. Photos morning only, the absence of any from the afternoon will become… Read More
Chicotot – 2017
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Pascale Chicotot, 15 May 2018. Domaine Chicotot 15 Rue du Général de Gaulle 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 19 33 www.domaine-chicotot.com A domaine with 9 hectares, but spread over 57 different parcels! Because of the losses experienced… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2016
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Mark Haisma, 05 December 2017. Mark Haisma Lot 4, Parc d’Activités “La Petite Champagne” 21640 Gilly les Citeaux www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark on 2017: “I have 90 barrels, that’s the most ever, but that’s because I’ve sourced new things, not… Read More
Butterfield Wines – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with David Butterfield, 11 October 2017. Butterfield Wine 24 Avenue du 8 Septembre 21200, Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 69 36 www.butterfieldwine.com David on 2017: “Well, it’s ripe by Burgundian standards – many in 2017 have 13 percent fully… Read More
Robert Sirugue – 2016
Tasted in Vosne with Marie-France Wilmotte, 21 July, 2017. Domaine Robert Sirugue & Ses Enfants 3 Avenue du Monument 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 00 64 Marie-France on 2016: “Well, we had frost of-course. In Vosne-Romanée we are pretty happy in the end, but… Read More
2014 Marsannay (plus more)
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Bernard Bouvier, Isabelle Collotte, Laurent Fournier, Sylvain Pataille and Jean-François Guyard. For me, and for a long time, Marsannay was more about producers and just a few lieu-dits (apparently there are 69 producers of Marsannay) and that’s because it’s a big and complicated… Read More
Pierre Naigeon – 2015
Tasted with Pierre Naigeon in St.Philibert, 14 November 2016. Domaine Pierre Naigeon 1, route de Saint Philibert 21220 Gevrey Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 33 46 03 www.pierrenaigeon.com When I visited, Pierre was just racking many of his 2015s into tank – to free… Read More