Profile: Domaine Château de Puligny-Montrachet (Puligny)
After lots of speculation, the official announcement finally came in June 2012 that this domaine had been bought by the de Montille familly. Together with their Volnay domaine, the de Montilles are now responsible for over thirty hectares in the Côte de Beaune (plus a hint of Côte de Nuits,… Read More
gratuitous 2021 grape images…
The weather has cooled a little today and we’ve seen just a few drops of rain this afternoon – but practically nothing so far – certainly none of the heavy rain and flooding seen in some parts of France this week. There’s rain forecast for both overnight and daytime tomorrow… Read More
Saint Marc – 2019
Tasted in Paris l’Hôpital with Arnaud Mitanchey, 27 April 2021 Domaine Saint Marc 1. Rue de Nolay 71150 Paris l’Hôpital Tel: +33 3 85 91 13 14 www.saint-marc.fr Here’s another domaine where I tasted a great Beaune in my 2018… Read More
2018 Beaune – a large blind tasting
Tasted in Beaune, 02 March 2021 I find it’s too easy to let the worst of a particular vintage colour your impressions of a vintage as a whole – call it a lasting caricature of a vintage. Because I usually finish my tour of the new wines… Read More
Profile: Bernard Millot
Tasted with Emilien Millot in Meursault, 27 September 2019 Domaine Bernard Millot 27 Rue de Mazeray 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 20 91 www.domaine-millot.com Millot is a name with much history in Meursault, and for this domaine there have already… Read More
High-plains Pommard
Over Platière towards Pommard. A platière is a shelf or a plateau, but in Pommard – high up in Pommard – is the lieu-dit of La Platière; 3.3 hectares of which is classified as villages, and 2.5 hectares premier cru. This is more of a gentle slope… Read More
do you want to taste all the grand crus of burgundy – for €2,500?
That’s ‘only €75’ per grand cru, but it must include Montrachet, Romanée-Conti, La Tâche et-cetera… From the BIVB: Top wines in 2019: Indulge yourself with Bourgogne’s 33 Grands Crus There are 33 Bourgogne Grands Crus wines. Some are the stuff of legend, such… Read More
DIAM and the eventual triumph of empiricism…
A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More
one (special) day in the climats…
Yesterday was a celebration of the successful entry of ‘Burgundy’ into the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. If you have seen some/most of the coverage since this was announced on Saturday, you will have mainly noted that Champagne, also a new ‘inscription’ has taken the headlines,… Read More