Profile: Georges Duboeuf
Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with Adrien & Georges Duboeuf, plus oenelogue Guy Marion who has worked together with Georges since 1976, 06 February 2017. Vins Georges Duboeuf 208 rue de Lancié 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 34 20 www.duboeuf.com Well, what to say… Read More
Domaine des Nugues
Tasted in Lancié with Gilles Gelin, 20 May 2016. Domaine des Nugues Les Pasquiers 40 rue de la Serve 69220 Lancié Tel: +33 4 74 04 14 00 www.domainedesnugues.com Gilles Gelin’s father, Gérard, bought the Domaine des Nugues in 1976 – Gilles, who… Read More
Monternot – Les Jumeaux
Tasted in Blacé with brothers (indeed twins!) Jacky and Bernard Monternot, 20 April 2016. Domaine Monternot – Les Jumeaux Les Places 69460 Blacé Tel: +33 4 74 67 56 48 www.domainemonternot.com This domaine has been serviced by four generations of the same family –… Read More
Château de Cercy
Tasted in Denicé with Cyril Picard, 20 April 2016. Château de Cercy 69640 Denicé +33 4 74 67 34 44 chateaudecercy.pagesperso-orange.fr Denicé is less than 10km from the administrative centre of Beaujolais – Villefranche sur Saône. The château is in a really beautiful area… Read More
finding a mouth-wash can be troublesome…
So when a 15 year-old Beaujolais Nouveau is too excruciatingly corked, where to turn? Well, the first wine didn’t pass the test! 1999 Jean-Claude Belland, Santenay 1er La Comme It’s ages since I had one of these –… Read More
The Red Wines of Burgundy, Mark Savage (1988)
Published by Octopus Books Following on from Christopher Fielden’s White Burgundy, 1988 seems a good vintage for books. This is, of-course, the sister book to Jasper’s The White Wines of Burgundy also of that year. Yet again I seem to have picked up, quite unintentionally, a signed… Read More
french children ‘need wine class’
Apparently it’s true… Given the glass of Dubeouf 2006 Beaujolais Nouveau I just had, perhaps they should speed up the process! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More
David-Beaupère – 2022
Tasted with Louis-Clement David-Beaupère in La Bottière, 19 February 2024. Domaine David-Beaupère La Bottière 69840 Juliénas Tel: +33 9 75 92 61 19 Domaine Instagram www.domainedavidbeaupere.fr More reports with Domaine David-Beaupère Louis-Clement on 2023 & 2022. “2023 went very well – we had a good volume and I like the… Read More
L’Arbuissonnière – 2022
Tasted with Jean de Rotalier in Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, 27 February 2024. Domaine L’Arbuissonnière 75 Chemin des Vignerons, 69460 Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais Tel: +33 6 83 31 38 60 Domaine Instagram www.larbuissonniere.com More Reports with L’Arbuissonnière Jean’s first vintage was 2020 – before that he was a seller of wine not a maker of… Read More