weekend wines – week 25….
Accompanying a few late goals this weekend, were: 1999 Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin Fourrier is sometimes maligned because the wines are so pure and drinkable, whatever their age, but here is a big nose-full of earthy, forest funk – well, for about 15 minutes anyway. Slowly a beautiful pure note… Read More
january weekend bottles, part last!
2005 Roger Belland, Santenay 1er Commes I note a DIAM closure here – that must be one of the earliest. Belland’s wines, certainly the 05 and 06s started big, brash and impressive before becoming fainter and thinner – maybe that was a phase, because this is now quite… Read More
Rossignol-Trapet – 2014
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with David Rossignol, 04 December 2015. Domaine Rossignol-Trapet 4 Rue de la Petite Issue 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 26 www.rossignol-trapet.com In 1961, Jacques Rossignol from Volnay, married Mado Trapet, daughter of Louis Trapet in Gevrey-Chambertin. Whilst… Read More
mark: domaine arlaud’s harvest diary, wednesday…
Arlaud Vendange Day 3 – Weds 9th Sept 2015 Quick recap back to day two – did I mention in referencing the Morey Village that such included Morey Clos Solon ? It did/does, where I believe Arlaud both own vines but certainly have negoce fruit available. The Clos Solon fruit… Read More
les weekenders…
2010 Gilles Bouton, St.Aubin 1er En Remilly From the first sniff – yum! Toasted bread and a nicely direct, if slightly cushioned. This is a little cushioned in the mouth too, with a lovely driving citrus fruit but… Read More
2013 Red Burgundy. What is it? & What value has it?
2013 Vintage Red Burgundy – The short summary:2013 red burgundy is, just like the whites of the same vintage – delicious – essentially the wines are Classic, & Proud To Be Classic.2009 is rounder and riper, 2010 has a little more tension, 2011 is less concentrated, 2012 is… Read More
GJB: Grand Crus Blind – 2011+2008
Grands Maisons, Grand Crus at the Clos de Vougeot, 20 March, 2014 All of these wines were tasted blind by me. Actually they are presented in the format “Wine 1. Chablis Les Clos” so you know the vineyard but not the producer – though, if there had been a Chablis… Read More
nicolas rossignol’s 2010 beaune clos des mouches…
Having seen the previously linked, semi-accurate, story about no harvest in the Clos des Mouches the other day, I thought I would open this one in sympathy – or should that be solidarity(?) 2010 Nicolas Rossignol, Beaune 1er Clos des Mouches… Read More
Random Ruminations
Prices It’s a gas P Flavescence 2014: What next… Prices Well, it’s the talk of the town; onwards and upwards is the only way – or so it currently seems. Burgundy, just like Bordeaux has seen boom and bust pricing over many generations – we current enjoy, or rather, the… Read More