Domaine Faiveley – Latricières
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with winemaker Jerôme Flous, 20 April 2018. Domaine Faiveley 8 Rue du Tribourg 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 55 www.domaine-faiveley.com Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile Domaine Faiveley are the second-largest owners of Latricières-Chambertin, with a block… Read More
weekend part 1 – week 14 2018
2005 Marchand-Grillot, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Perrières Hmm, drunk directly following the Chenu there’s more concentration, intensity and vibrancy of flavour. The nose starts with some old oak notes that quickly fade, then there are flashes of pure-fruited brilliance but also an intermittent Brett note. The latter… Read More
Benjamin Leroux – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Benjamin Leroux, 12 December 2017. Domaine Benjamin Leroux 5 Rue Colbert 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 71 06 www.benjamin-leroux.com Benjamin on 2017: “2017 started with lots of frost worry again – it was very close – we did… Read More
Leflaive – 2016
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with Pierre Vincent, 09 October, 2017. Domaine Leflaive Place Pasquier de la Fontaine 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 30 13 www.leflaive.fr For a few years I had the nagging feeling that Domaine Leflaive had lost some of their polish. The… Read More
weekend wines – week 39 2017
2002 Louis Jadot, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Petits Monts Hmm – great aromatic volume here – obviously Vosne-spiced too. Supple concentration in the mouth, still a little tannic texture – good volume too – not pinched by any age or any tightness. Nicely finishing if now showing a more… Read More
2017 harvest – 14 september
Nuits’ Clos de l’Arlot , this afternoon… Although I ‘did’ Nuits and Chambolle yesterday, I’m a sucker for a nice view – so today, the team of l’Arlot were at it again, plus more again in the swathe of vines (Premeaux) south of Nuits close to Les St.Georges. Read More
Benjamin Leroux – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Benjamin Leroux, 12 December 2016. Domaine Benjamin Leroux 5 Rue Colbert 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 71 06 www.benjamin-leroux.com Benjamin on 2016: “I’m actually happy. Of-course it was a small harvest, yet we made a little more than… Read More
2015 Red Burgundy
The red harvest in 2015 was a little lower volume than the 5-year average of the vintages 2011-2015 – just 1% lower – but with so many low-yielding vintages included in those 5 years, this actually remains a very modest volume vintage: Many producers were surprised by the low… Read More
‘la maison’ – now there’s a video!
Remember my post on the new ‘boudoir’ in Vougeot? Well now there’s a little more info and even a video! la Maison 1 rue du Vieux Château 21640 Vougeot Tel: +33 3 80 61 06 10 contact@lamaisonvougeot.com Tastings: From €25 per… Read More