Bottles of Beaune….
Research can be tough, but here is what I was ‘forced’ to sample to bring you this summer’s issue – nobody said it would be easy, but in alphabetical order, 55 premier cru wines, but a mere 22 1ers visited if you take Sur les Grèves separately from Grèves. Read More
Exception-Elles
During the ‘Grands Jours de Bourgogne’ there was a tasting opportunity that really caught my attention – ‘Exception-Elles’ – forty lady winemakers presenting their 2008 vintage in the cuverie of Anne Gros in Vosne-Romanée. The tasting would start at 3pm but I had a tough schedule so would have… Read More
harvest 2009 – day 2 wednesday 10th – ‘mark de pernand’
Bonjour, I started this Tues a.m. and still trying to finish it Thurs lunch… Second warm morning in a row. Even though not properly daylight feels like might be another scorcher like yesterday. More of that anon. Arrived in Pernand Monday afternoon after leisurely run from Calais off the. 5… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
‘Only’ 83 wines for you in this list – I was too busy to drink! From memory only one corked bottle… Regional Wines 2005 Bertagna, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Les Dames Huguettes Medium, medium-plus cherry red. Frankly I don’t like the nose – it’s quite… Read More
jacky rigaux – terroir and the winegrower
An important book, so worth a little delving into the detail. I purchased it in the Athenaeum bookshop in Beaune for 28 Euros – it doesn’t seem to be listed on Amazon at this time. A quick flip through the contents and contributors (interviewees) and this is a… Read More
Profile: Domaine Clos de Tart (Morey St.Denis)
At the top of the village square in Morey-Saint-Denis and set into the stone wall of one of the domaine’s outbuildings is a grandiose marble and stone advertisement for the Clos de Tart. Save for a sliver of Bonnes-Mares, the Clos de Tart… 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
Profile: Domaine René Engel (Vosne)
The Domaine René Engel takes its name from a special man who was born in Vosne-Romanée on the 8th March 1894. Pictured right (well into his 80’s) René Engel attended Beaune’s school of viticulture from 1908 to 1911 and applied this new knowledge back at the family domaine. At that… Read More
Profile: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé (Chambolle)
It was around 1880 when the Côtes de Nuits village of Chambolle decided to improve its profile by appending the name of its most illustrious vineyard, thus to become Chambolle-Musigny. Despite this early attempt at marketing, Chambolle-Musigny has remained a working village rather than a place for tourists. Today, however,… Read More