a little weekend wine – week 20 2019
2014 Jean-Marc Vincent, Puligny-Montrachet Corvées des Vignes Plenty of colour. A nose that’s vibrant but also has a little rubbery reduction about it – for the 36 hours that this was open, it hardly… Read More
week 19, 2019 – the weekend wines…
A weekend in Beaune – just a few things that fell to hand 😉 2017 Vaudoisey-Creusefond, Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir It’s far from a deep colour – though too dark for a rosé – but it’s a vibrant colour. The nose is like cordial but fresh and… Read More
a few wines to get back into the swing of things – week 1 2019
2006 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Les Murgers des Dents du Chien A golden colour, but not so deep – it looks fine! Hmm, it smells fine too! A little toast, fresh width and fainter sweetness. Weight in the mouth, a freshness that easily carries a richness of extract… Read More
my christmas magnum opus
Of-course with a little help from my friends… You already met the 1981 Nuits, earlier in my posts, so: 2010 Alain Geoffroy, Chablis 1er Beauroy Light, very young colour. The nose is pure, saline, seashore – perfect. Nice zing and intensity – pure and delicious flavour – the… Read More
young talents 2018
The big tasting was this week, and here for your interest is the list of nominees for the trophy in each category. Some are well-known to readers of Burgundy Report, some naturally, are new. There will be a ‘taste-off’ with the trophy’s main judges – this year Olivier Poussier and… Read More
weekend wines – week 41 2018
Well, it was my birthday – so they tell me – I stopped counting a long time ago! Just passing comments: The 2014 Jean-Claude Courtault, Chablis was fresh, phenolic, questionably ripe, but unquestionably energetic and enjoyed – then once the guests had all arrived I opened the champers! The… Read More
weekend wines – weekend 26 2018
It was a hot one – the weekend – and we were out a lot, enjoying the views and the fresh (lake) fish – but I still managed to find the time for a couple of cold ones! 2016 Domaine Diconne, Auxey-Duresses Vieilles-Vignes Modest colour. A deep nose,… Read More
Latricières-Chambertin – A Vineyard Profile
Ici commence Latricières-Chambertin! To the left, unploughed Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Aux Combottes and above the Combottes is Clos de la Roche. To the right, the ploughed Latricières-Chambertin of Camus, above it, bordered by trees is the unploughed Latricières of Arnoux-Lachaux. Grand Cru Surface (ha)1 2015 Prodn hl2 2016… Read More
Les Aligoteurs
Tasted in Flagey-Echézeaux, 23 April 2018. Image courtesy https://aligoteurs.com/ I’ve never tasted anything in Flagey before – so why not over 70 Aligotés? The rain came on this particular Monday, and with it, only 16°C. Considering that the weekend had been over 25° then we… Read More