A couple of birthday bottles:
The first few vintages of this label were put on general release with the domaine’s other wines. Latterly the cuvée was reserved only for clients in the restaurant trade, though any number of those would later appear in auctions. I was lucky enough to secure bottles of the… Read More
l’Arlot – 2018
Tasted in Premeaux with Géraldine Godot, 22 October, 2019. Domaine de L’Arlot Premeaux 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 01 92 www.arlot.com This year, I tasted a little earlier than usual, that was because Géraldine was almost due for motherhood. Mother and daughter are… 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
Bruno Clair – 2018 + 2017
Tasted in Marsannay with Philippe Brun and Bruno Clair, 24 April 2019. Domaine Bruno Clair 5 Rue du Vieux Collège 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 28 95 www.bruno-clair.com I tasted here the same day as I visited Cécile Tremblay –… Read More
‘the magnificent seven’ – the measly montrachet 2016 follow-up
I gave you this update, almost 1 year ago. Finally there is something concrete: 600 bottles are to be distributed, though some will be kept back by the domaines. Wax-topped, in special presentation boxes and all will wear the same label: “L’Exceptionelle Vendange des Sept Domaines“. Read More
‘tran-scend-ent’ prices
‘The sale was led by Romanée Conti 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, with three 12-bottle lots selling for HK$2,728,000 / US$347,520 each’ I first mentioned this three-day sale at the end of January – it completed over the weekend, and, as expected, lots of… Read More
the auction market according to…
Well, according to Sotheby’s: Here are our highlights from 2018, a record breaking year: – Annual wine and spirits sales exceed $100 million for first time – Sotheby’s has achieved over $1.1 billion in wine auction sales worldwide since 1995 – Auction sales surged over 50% – #1… Read More
more wine than coche-dury
If you are short of a few bottles, Sotheby’s is now touting their up-coming Tran-scend-ent Hong-Kong sale, 29-31 March 2019. You have been warned… …over 250 lots of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, over 80 lots of Maison and Domaine Leroy, including 20 cases of Grands Echézeaux 1959 Maison Leroy,… 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