It’s already week 30 2023 – fortunately there was wine!
Time is running – week 30 already. The weekend wines were all very worthy, fortunately: 2018 C&F Gueguen, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin Open, and easy aromas – I think I may guess Chablis blind. In the mouth similar – a certain fluidity if concentration – but the extra… Read More
Eventually… Some Christmas day wines…
1989 André Cathiard, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots My last bottle of these labels – the one before ‘Sylvain Cathaird.’ The cork slides out far too easily, soaked to its length in wine – but in one piece! Medium colour, not with any obvious browning – clean and bright. Read More
the wines of weekend 46 – 2022
2017 Verret, Bourgogne Côte d’Auxerre Les Gaudiers Now that’s a really good one – fresh, mineral, and with plenty of pure citrus complexity – yes! In the mouth this has a little generosity but a lot of energy too – I like the direct line of this… Read More
A brace of 8s…
2008 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Murgers des Dents du Chien A little mould on top of the cork but it looks robust enough – not much of pop when it comes out though – maybe the issue here! This… Read More
weekend 18 2021 – the wines…
2013 Pavelot, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Sous Frétille There’s a little depth to the colour but still quite modest. The nose starts tight but with air you have a growth of both freshness and clarity of deep and ripe fruit – airy and mineral almost textural too. Here’s a nose… Read More
opened bottles…
2017 Jean-Claude Boisset, Meursault Limozin Almost a textured depth of aroma – certainly cushioned – modestly oaked and of ripe but not exotic fruit. In the mouth, this is nicely fresh starting, even a little mineral. There’s structure but also softness – probably because there’s still some visible… Read More
La Romanée – how about a ’62? – it’s just a question of which century…
Images from Baghera… Remember this? Well, the catalogue is now available – you can bid online, or just electronically thumb the pdf… We can quibble about pricing – and who’s to say the catalogue doesn’t underestimate the hammer prices?… Read More
weekenders…
Three great wines – we were lucky this weekend! 2016 Jules Desjourneys, Pouilly-Fuissé Vignes de la Côte An extra-long, extra expensive looking cork. A fresh and precise aroma that’s both inviting and intense too – an accent of fine herb frames this nose. So broad… Read More
weekend stuff
After returning from France, the weather was lovely on Friday & Saturday, so after multiple chores on Friday, we chose a walk for Saturday in the beautiful Emmental – which is on our doorstep. All thoughts of confinement were bannished here in the Swiss countryside! The trees and houses,… Read More