Tasted in Beaune with Christophe Chauvel, pictured with Albéric Bichot, 11 December, 2018. Albert Bichot 6 Boulevard Jacques Copeau 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 37 37 www.bourgogne-bichot.com Christophe on 2018: “2018 – I remember it with happiness, with positivity – from… Read More

Tasted in the offices of InterBeaujolais in Villefranche, 19 and 20 July 2018. What was already apparent last November when tasting 142 2017 Nouveaus, was confirmed by this early tasting of 2017s from Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly: Clearly 2017 is a ripe and concentrated vintage in… Read More

Vergisson, 24 July 2018… This tasting was a month or-so later than most years, but I still wasn’t going to pass up the chance to taste the creme de la creme of 2016’s Mâcons. Like the last couple of years, (practically) all the wines… Read More

Apparently this is the 47th year that the BIVB have assembled their annual ‘cave prestige;’ the process consists of two tasting panels – a smaller one doing the first triage and larger group who provide the final thumbs up. For this, the 2018 version, they began… Read More

​Actually Côte de Beaune, plus a little Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais! Claudie Jobard 5 Route de Beaune 71150 Demigny Tel: +33 3 85 49 46 81 www.domaineclaudiejobard.fr Yes, you have met Claudie before, when not in her day-job as winemaker… Read More

The same procedure as each of the last two Grands Jours – the Syndicat of Clos de Vougeot producers pour some more mature bottles. This year there were some super interesting bottles, but they were, sadly, in the minority. Only four of these 18 bottles I would be excited… Read More

A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Christophe Chauvel, pictured with Albéric Bichot, 11 December, 2016. Albert Bichot 6 Boulevard Jacques Copeau 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 37 37 www.bourgogne-bichot.com Christophe on 2017: “2017 – psychologically we haven’t seen a vintage so generous for… Read More