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
weekend wines – week 41
Believe it or not, on Sunday, there was no wine… But Saturday allowed me to finish the 2002 Engel and the 2001 Clos de Tart, plus open the de Vogüé and the Mugnier. The Engel held up perfectly (stoppered and left at about 15°C overnight), and the Clos de… Read More
Mee Godard
Tasted with Mee in Morgon, 13 April 2016. Domaine Mee Godard Morgon-le-Bas 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 66 47 00 64 www.meegodard.com Mee met her Swiss husband in the US where he was working as an oenologue. Mee had worked with Ludivine Griveau… 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
Domaine Vincent et Denis Berthaut (Fixin)
Tasted in Fixin with Amélie Berthaut, 16 July 2014. Domaine Vincent et Denis Berthaut 9 Rue Noisot 21220 Fixin Tel: +33 3 80 52 45 48 www.domaine-berthaut.com I’m sure that most of you will remember my enthusiasm for this domaine, in my book I called… Read More
returning to ‘normality’
Sunday was a special day for many Burgundians with a (rather large) party to celebrate 35 years together for Becky and Russell Hone and their Le Serbet business. Maybe there have never been so many Burgundians and honorary Burgundians enjoying a day together like this. It was a little… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More
Nuits Saint Georges: Village Profile
Despite having no Grand Crus to call its own, Nuits appended the name of its most important vineyard, Les St.Georges, on the 10th May 1892 to become Nuits-Saint-Georges – before that it was described as Nuits-sous-Beaune. When the railway came in 1849 the station here was… Read More