jadot 2004 clos des ursules
2004 Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Clos des Ursules Medium-plus cherry-red colour. The nose is deep, soft red fruit, more berry than cherry – just a little high-toned estery aspect too. Sweet fruit, packed with effusive acidity and tannin showing a little grain. The overall aspect is… Read More
JA Ferret – 2022
Tasted with Clément Robinet, in Fuissé, 30 October 2023. Domaine Ferret 61, rue du Plan 719 60 Fuissé Tel: +33 3 85 35 61 56 www.domaine-ferret.com More reports with Domaine Ferret My first visit after the departure of Audrey Braccini. Clément Robinet is the replacement for Audrey, he was previously… Read More
JA Ferret – 2021
Tasted with Audrey Braccini, in Fuissé, 15 June 2023. Domaine Ferret 166 rue Adrien Arcelin 71960 Fuissé Tel: +33 3 85 35 61 56 www.domaine-ferret.com More reports with Domaine Ferret I was lucky to taste with Audrey just before she left the domaine – she was heading to the Loire,… Read More
just a few recent wines…
As Dan and Mike, in the comments, were interested. Here are some notes from a previous post plus some other bottles too: 2019 Berthaut-Gerbet, Bourgogne Hautes Côted de Nuits Medium-plus colour. Perfumed with dark-red fruit. Nicely sweeping lines from this middle-weight wine, a wine that was drunk in… Read More
a nice little earner…
Well, it’s been quite some time that a big pile of money has been looking for a new home! Last week at the press conference of the Hospices de Beaune, a fellow ‘writer’ asked me if I’d heard about a billion euro transaction to buy Louis Jadot… Read More
just a bit of cramp
…but still 24.4 km done today for the team at Bike to Care. The only real negative (cramp excepted) of this foot-tour through the Côte de Beaune from Santenay in the south to Beaune in the north – the cuverie of Louis Jadot as finishing-line – was… Read More
JA Ferret – 2020
Tasted with Audrey Braccini, in Fuissé, 28 March 2022. Domaine Ferret 166 rue Adrien Arcelin 71960 Fuissé Tel: +33 3 85 35 61 56 www.domaine-ferret.com More reports with Domaine Ferret Audrey on 2021: “The top and bottom of our vineyards were frosted but the middle was lovely though. For a… Read More
Beaune’s Bike to Care?
With significant impetus from, it seems, the team at Louis Jadot, there’s a charity event lined up for Beaune on Monday-Tuesday/9-10 May. Two days of teams biking (cycling!) courses in the Côte de Beaune/Hautes Côtes and the Côte de Nuits/Hautes Côtes – both courses approaching 100km, or 60… Read More
weekend wines – week 9 2022
Quite a mix – also my reactions versus my expectations too! 2020 Georges Duboeuf, Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Clos Reyisser The Duboeuf family actually do own vines here and whilst the label and corks seem to indicate it might have been made at their factory, here is actually a… Read More