Bourgogne Rosés for summer 2016 – Pinot vs Gamay
There were two tastings in 3 days – 06+08 June 2016 – the first in Beaune and the second in Villefranche (Beaujolais). Who would come out on top – northern Burgundy or southern Burgndy? I looked at the current commercial vintage, which of-course largely means 2015 – though there are… Read More
Billaud-Simon – 2014
Tasted in Chablis with Olivier Bailly, 11 January, 2016. Domaine Billaud-Simon 1 quai de Reugny 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 10 33 www.billaud-simon.com Olivier Bailly is the new face at Billaud-Simon. He previously worked for a year at Domaine Bruno Clair (in 2005),… Read More
2014 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 12 November, 2015. This was the fifth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – you will find notes from all of those tastings in the various pages of Burgundy-Report. The format was the same as each year, with a long line of wines… 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
2012 Savigny-Dominode & Beaune-Grèves – blind…
Tasted in Beaune with several winemakers, 4th December 2014. Okay, I was a bad boy – but no change there! The title of my tasting was 2012 Beaune Grèves, but as you will note, my first 5 wines were not Grèves, but I did show the bottles after… Read More
2013 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 13th November, 2014. Once more, ‘Bravo!’ to the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for this tasting. The format was the same as last year for the 12s, except that there was one extra hour available for tasting – I used all-but 15 minutes of that extra hour… Read More
just a few year-end bottles:
2010 Rebourgeon-Mure Volnay 1er Santenots Bright, with a pretty nose. Not a big burly… Read More
Corton-Charlemagne 2012 – blind…
Before delving into the detail, it’s worth saying ‘what a great set of wines’ this was. I used my normal nomenclature (Rebuy: no – maybe – yes) converted to 0-2 points, plus my favourite wine getting 3 points, but there was nothing here that I wouldn’t enjoy sharing… Read More
Jean Fournier 2012
Tasted in Marsannay with Laurent Fournier, 28 April, 2014. Domaine Jean FOURNIER 29, rue du Château 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte +33 3 80 52 24 38+33 3 80 52… Read More