offer of the day, bouchard père 2007…
2007 Burgundies from Bouchard Père et FilsI’ve seen worse. The whites are not bad value considering the current impression of the quality – I last bought the 2002 Meursault Perrières for 59 francs per, but that’s an average 5% increase per year! VINS BLANCS MEURSAULT Genevrières 375 36.50… Read More
bouchard père 1999 chambertin
An interesting counterpoint to the Faiveley – one might expect the Chambertin to need more time than a Corton, but producer style counts for much. Also opened and then poured 1 hour later: 1999 Bouchard Père et Fils, Chambertin Medium-plus ruby-red. The nose… Read More
another reluctant 2005 – bouchard père’s savigny 1er lavières
If I look back to my note from my tasting together with Christophe Bouchard, from a value perspective, this was an easy ‘buy’ for me: 2005 Bouchard Père et Fils, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières 28th Feb.2007 With almost 4 hectares of vines, Bouchard P&F own… Read More
bouchard père 05 mercurey
2005 Bouchard Père et Fils, Mercurey Medium, medium-plus cherry-red colour. The nose is high toned and very, very pinot with a faint oaky undertone. The palate is fresh with a faint astringency coupled to some grain from the tannins. Not so dense, but flavour-packed, though perhaps the… Read More
2005 bouchard père chablis bougros
My first ‘bulk’ delivery of en-primeur 2005’s, all ordered from the Swiss co-op back in April 2006. I’ve only had a bottle of Bouchard’s 2002 Bougros before and it was a beauty, but sadly sold out before I could make a second order. This time I wasn’t going to… Read More
bouchard père 2000 beaune 1er clos du roi
2000 Bouchard Père et Fils, Beaune 1er Clos du Roi This was lovely for about a year after release, was far less pleasant for about 2 years thereafter, but now it seems to be coming back into favour. This is made with purchased grapes from a long-term… Read More
bouchard p & f, 2002 aloxe
2002 Bouchard Père et Fils, Aloxe-Corton Medium, medium-plus cherry-red colour. The nose starts very red, ripe and forward, slowly becoming more interesting – coffee and cinnamon edged. Fresh and sweet, the wine expands in the mouth – nicely lingering flavours. The tannin is very well covered. A… Read More
Puligny-Montrachet: Village Profile
At the core of the white-wine-centric Côte de Beaune are Meursault & Puligny-Montrachet. Sadly for Chassagne-Montrachet and St.Aubin, and despite the quality of their wines – the former’s grand crus included – those two villages are often relegated to the afterthoughts of consumers. Meursault was, for generations, the most sought-after… Read More
2024 Edition: Grands Maisons, Grands Crus – Vintage 2020
Tasted in the cellar of Château Philippe le Hardi – the newly named Château de Santenay, 21 March 2024. Well, where else will you find 36 different grand crus to taste in one sitting? I’d always considered this to be a ‘don’t miss’ tasting. Despite that, I chose not to… Read More