Fougeray de Beauclair – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Patrice Olliver, 25 April 2019. Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 21 12 fougeraydebeauclair.com Patrice on 2018: “It was a sunny year for sure, early too – we started harvesting 5… Read More
leclerc’s 2002 griotte
2002 Chézeaux/René Leclerc, Griotte-Chambertin The extra-long cork comes out with a satisfying pop, but the end of the cork doesn’t smell nice – I’m anticipating brett or similar – drat – I have at least a couple more of these made by Leclerc plus two or three from… Read More
some weekend wines – week 13 2019
4 wines – 4 different seals! 2014 Dampt Frères, Bourgogne Tonnerre Le Clos du Chateau The cork proudly proclaims (translated) ‘Natural cork, matured 18 months, washed without peroxides or solvents’ – okay we can quibble about what constitutes a… Read More
2014 berthaut-gerbet / chézeaux – lavaux
Much nicer than the 2014 Ponsot of a few days ago… 2014 Berthaut-Gerbet / Chézeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Lavaux St.Jacques Ooh, that’s a deep colour. Wide and deeply aromatic – almost a grain of texture to the sumptuously dark fruit. Mouth-filling, silky, growing with both direction… Read More
a poor weekend of ‘on-piste’ wines – week 03 2019
From the great off-piste wines of last weekend to the disappointing on-piste wines of this weekend! 2014 Ponsot/Chezeaux, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Charmes My first from this case. I note a more golden inner-ring on this plastic suppository (cork) – maybe that’s the reason I’ve never extracted an Ardea… Read More
a few wines to get back into the swing of things – week 1 2019
2006 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Les Murgers des Dents du Chien A golden colour, but not so deep – it looks fine! Hmm, it smells fine too! A little toast, fresh width and fainter sweetness. Weight in the mouth, a freshness that easily carries a richness of extract… Read More
icymi – week 51 2018 – investment burgundy
/thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/12/the-rise-of-other-burgundy/ There’s an obvious problem with this, and you can see that right from the bold title of the table introducing you to such delights – the table is by value, not by volume. Of-course a few of the wines in the table… Read More
weekend stuff, week 43 2018
Hot-footing back from Beaune on Friday, I thought to myself – Chambertin time! I’d pulled this bottle out for a friend’s tasting of Chambertins and Bèze, but after some date changes, I found myself unable to attend – a big shame – but the bottle was still looking at… Read More
May’s Burgundy Report:
May’s Subscriber Report went live on Thursday. Highlighting the first meeting of the ‘Les Aligoteurs‘ where I managed to taste only half the wines – after 77 it was becoming too hard to differentiate – plus I still had to drive back to Beaune! The producers… Read More