2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More
2018 Beaune – a large blind tasting
Tasted in Beaune, 02 March 2021 I find it’s too easy to let the worst of a particular vintage colour your impressions of a vintage as a whole – call it a lasting caricature of a vintage. Because I usually finish my tour of the new wines… Read More
2019 Red Burgundy – Part 1 – Côte de Beaune
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 23 June 2019… What about the 2019… Read More
Albert Morot – 2019
Tasted in Beaune with Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry, 02 December 2020. Domaine Albert Morot 20 Avenue Charles Jaffelin 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 35 39 www.albertmorot.fr More reports for Domaine Albert Morot This domaine has… Read More
a few old friends from 2005…
Michel Lafarge 2005 It’s always worth checking on a few old friends 😉 2005 des Croix, Bourgogne Pinot Noir It’s been a while since I checked in on this wine… Read More
week 18, 2019 – weekend wines…
Including a brace from Mr Croix this weekend… 2007 Camille Giroud, Chapelle-Chambertin A wine that seems lightly coloured yet… Read More
2017 Red Burgundy Report
Quite frankly, 2017 is the most complex, the most variable, red wine vintage that I’ve ever tasted.* I believe that this is largely down to the volumes – i.e. the yields – at harvest time. Some volumes were ridiculously high, others merely high, whilst the best producers –… Read More
a cheeky mid-weeker…
Despite being shaken up in a van on Tuesday, not bad at all… 2005 des Croix, Bourgogne Pinot Noir A satisfying ‘pop’ as the cork comes out. Still plenty of colour. The nose with a trace of reduction, but the fruit is also deep. Finally… Read More
so far this week…
Since it rained on Sunday afternoon, let me tell you that the temperature has really dropped – 6° seems almost luxurious. Maybe it’s because of that, that my teeth are a little on edge, complaining at the introduction of each new (cold!) wine – oh, wait a minute, no,… Read More