2021 Red Burgundy Part 1 – The Côte de Beaune
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte de Beaune – November 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 2: The Côte de Nuits – December 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2022 Clos des Cortons – Faiveley – 6 weeks after the frost What about the 2021 reds… Read More
the pre-christmas bottles – part 1
I thought that I should get the rest of these out of the way before starting on the Christmas holiday period bottles. You already met the dreadful Penfolds and the delightful David Moreau, so: The 2018 whites theme continues – over Christmas too 😉 2018 Céline & Frederic… Read More
the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux
In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More
2018 Beaune – a large blind tasting
Tasted in Beaune, 02 March 2021 I find it’s too easy to let the worst of a particular vintage colour your impressions of a vintage as a whole – call it a lasting caricature of a vintage. Because I usually finish my tour of the new wines… Read More
weekend wines – yes it’s an early start!
Thursday night can be classed as the start of the weekend – no? 2014 Bouchard Père et Fils, Meursault DIAM5-sealed A young colour. The nose starts with a slightly savoury, almost saline reduction – it’s a baby – with air the aromas go deep with… Read More
2019 Red Burgundy – Part 1 – Côte de Beaune
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 23 June 2019… What about the 2019… Read More
2018 Corton
2018 Corton… Ah, Corton – I have the memory of many great bottles but rarely were those great bottles less than 25 years of age – but the times they are a changin’… The most recent vintages – say 2015 onwards – have elevated the ripeness… Read More
1997 – at the double – the le-la’s :)
Two grand crus from 1997 – both from Bouchard Père – the Le-La‘s… 1997 Bouchard Père et Fils, Le Corton A wine that went through a strange phase about 5 years ago – the wines all (3 consecutive) seemed corked so I gave up trying them –… Read More