this week’s wines
All my magnums have been put to one side as we have been the quarantine-duo at home this Christmas – but still, an interesting range… Read More
the first of the quarantine wines(!)
The first day of 10 days quarantine for me and my better half – but we’ve no symptoms or positive tests – but yesterday we visited my 96-year-old mother-in-law in her care home – and she was (in theory!) negative – but today they rang us to say… Read More
20-August-20 – harvesting day 1 (at my home domaine)
Echézeaux – 20 Aug 2020 Yesterday saw the early harvesters – or more their early parcels – at work across Burgundy; Chablis, Mâconnais and Beaujolais, not just the producers in the Côte de Beaune. The Côte de Nuits still seems to have much time available; today… Read More
boeuf bourguignone and lots of corky bottles…
At the beginning of February, I had a corked bottle of Castagier’s 1997 Clos de la Roche. The middle of February I had corked bottles… Read More
a bottle or two…
Just to show that I haven’t been ignoring my responsibilities these last couple of weeks – here’s the majority of bottles pulled from my own cellar in that time. I hold almost no notes in my head, but the basic impressions remain: The Armand Volnay was 2017, actually a… Read More
week 38 2019 – weekend wines…
Okay, the black and white ones were Friday night, but that’s practically the weekend! 2016 Chablisienne, Chablis Grenouilles Honestly, I never used to understand why La Chablisienne would serve this cru last when I was tasting their range – I never thought it as good as the other… Read More
a little switzerland & wines for weekend 34 2019
A week at home; typing, gardening and doing my annual bookkeeping – oh and a… Read More
Fougeray de Beauclair – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Patrice Olliver, 25 April 2019. Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 21 12 fougeraydebeauclair.com Patrice on 2018: “It was a sunny year for sure, early too – we started harvesting 5… Read More
leclerc’s 2002 griotte
2002 Chézeaux/René Leclerc, Griotte-Chambertin The extra-long cork comes out with a satisfying pop, but the end of the cork doesn’t smell nice – I’m anticipating brett or similar – drat – I have at least a couple more of these made by Leclerc plus two or three from… Read More
