Grands Maisons – Grands Crus – Edition 2018
Tasted in the Clos Frantin cuverie in Nuits St.Georges, 15 March 2018. This year heralded a new format for this ‘not to miss’ tasting. Previous years saw a blind tasting of ‘Maison’ wines in Clos de Vougeot – and no time for chatting or you wouldn’t have the time to… Read More
Profile: Domaine de l’Enclos
Tasted in Chablis with Damien and Romain Bouchard, 03 January 2018. Domaine de l’Enclos 1 rue du Puits 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 48 29 17 I suppose that it was fitting that my first visit of this new year would be with a new domaine. Read More
Moulin à Vent – 34 wines
A nice tasting of Moulin à Vent producers’ wines in the grounds of the Château Moulin à Vent. It was a hot day so the producers were fighting to keep their wines at a decent temperature, but it was still a good opportunity to meet some new producers… 2015 Domaine… Read More
Profile: Domaine Hubert Lignier
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Laurent Lignier, 04 May 2017. Domaine Hubert Lignier 45, Grande Rue 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 40 www.hubert-lignier.com Whilst the official address of the domaine remains the house in the High Street of Morey St.Denis,… Read More
2015 Mercurey
Like both the 2015 Aligoté and the 2015 Givry tastings in this month’s report, all was done blind here. After tasting I took the dossier home that contained the technical info relating to each wine – only at this stage putting note and the name of the wine together. Read More
lots of free stuff
The latest ‘free stuff‘ in Burgundy Report: What’s a merchant to do? Reflections on strategy, including discussions with the heads of Maisons Jean-Claude Boisset, Albert Bichot, Picard and Béjot (pre Béjot ‘problems!’) A profile of Meursault-Perrières – and obviously some wines tasted too! Just for the… Read More
a little wine, weekend 7, 2017
2001 Albert Bichot, Vosne-Romanée This was actually the wine the ‘turned me on’ to Albert Bichot as a producer – bought in 2003 – this could also be my last bottle of those 2001s – but what a bottle to finish on! It has simply a beautifully aromatic,… Read More
some week 52 wines…
2005 Albert Bichot, Grands-Echézeaux The grapes from the Engel estate. This had rather too much vanilla in its youth, so let’s see now! Hmm – this nose is not bad at all! It’s lost the vanilla, though the overall impression is of a wine with a… Read More
2014 Blind Beaujolais Tasting
All tasted blind at ‘Interbeaujolais’ in Villefranche 25, 26 and 27 April 206. Virtually all the wines tasted here are from the 2014 vintage – as requested – but a few 2013s seemed to creep into the mix too. Whilst all were tasted blind, the ‘cru’ was known… Read More