so sad for spinosad…
I only recently saw this on the JF-Mugnier website – it’s a funny old world… Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)… Read More
harvest 2009 – monday 14th sept
So much for the forecasters; brilliant blue sky at 8 a.m. The north wind is now a blustery cold wind, but keep to the sun and you are fine. It’s a quite morning – racking the Meursault of Saturday afternoon into barrels, but no new fruit before lunch. We decide… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2009 and the end of July 2009. 70 bottles are listed here, but there are another 155 dotted through this Summer Report that it didn’t make sense to list… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between December 2008 and the end of March 2009. Just over 60 bottles are listed here, but there are another 219 dotted through this Spring Report that it didn’t make sense… Read More
Profile: Domaine Georges Roumier (Chambolle-Musigny)
In 1924 Georges Roumier, a man from the Charolais, married a local Chambolle-Musigny girl, Geneviève Quanquin and as was the custom at the time, she brought with her a dowry in the form of vineyards – so was born the Domaine Georges Roumier. The domaine was much… Read More
weekend dinner part 2…
Part deux of my small report on Saturday’s dinner. High-quality wines throughout, and only one corked wine that I can remember – but fortunately for us it wasn’t from our table. Despite it being a level playing field for all, this is where we begged the use of better glassware… Read More
2004 à la coccinelle
I think I was possibly the first to publicly raise and discuss the ‘vintage character’ of 2004 reds – anecdotally whites are also affected – Christophe Roumier is one who says this – but I’ve not experienced any obvious examples, so from here-on, red it is…… Read More
tuesday 30th update
Who stole the sun? The sun has been the backdrop to everything in the Côtes for almost two weeks, but a little cloud-cover yesterday potentially heralded a change, and today it is emphasised – complete cloud-cover until about 10am when some blue sky re-appeared, it even looked like we… Read More
2006 bouzeron blanc from a et p de villaine
Short and sweet for a very pretty wine: 2006 A et P de Villaine, Bouzeron (Blanc) High-toned fruit on the nose. Lovely acidity that carries fresh, sweet fruit into a medium finish. A very pretty and understated wine. Lovely. Rebuy – Yes While I’ve… Read More