astounding scientific discoveries of great import to vougeot!
Okay, I know it’s blatent product placement – but today, at least, Boisset worked hard for it 😉 The secret of Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot revealed: Its taste comes from “moonstone” A mystical and mythical wine, at once full-bodied and with good minerality, the celebrated Vougeot Premier Cru… Read More
harvest – 25th september
For info, this year the Vougeraie harvest log is online – help yourself. So yesterday evening was leftovers and two grand crus, both from Camille Giroud; a 2007 Corton-Charlemagne and 2008 Charmes-Chambertin –… Read More
New Zealand’s Rippon Pinot Noir Has Burgundy Pedigree
Nick Mills, who had picked up French in travels to France as a child with his winegrower father, Rolfe Mills, returned to Burgundy after a short-lived, injury-ending career as a world-class snow skier. He started as a cellar rat at Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, and stayed in Burgundy from 1998 to… Read More
A haul of ‘Boissets’
Tasted 25th March 2010 in Nuits St.Georges: J. Moreau et Fils: 2008 J. Moreau, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin Intense, sweet, slightly dark fruit. Super minerality and broad, well-defined acidity – A very nice start 2007 J. Moreau,… Read More
harvest roundup
So, a few updates on resources for the Harvest 2009: Mark has managed to extract pictures from his daughter’s pink Fuji, so, added to his first and last posts are galleries from his experiences. There has been a really good commentary here from Cynthia. Finally, I can… Read More
harvest 2009 – friday 11th sept
I don’t have much info for you today, though tomorrow I will be ‘on-location’ in sunny Beaune. However, to slake your thirst for new stuff, here’s a little (slightly old) news from Domaine de la Vougeraie who have now started their harvest updates… Share this:… 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
clos des lambrays 2000
Well I was on a decent run, so why not another 2000? I’d put this behind both the Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot and the Clavelier Brulées, but it’s still a very nice wine: 2000 Clos des Lambrays Medium ruby-red colour – looks great in… Read More
bruno clavelier 2000 vosne-romanée 1er aux brulées
Bruno Clavelier 2000 Vosne-Romanée 1er Brulées Having failed to land the ‘Best Job in The World‘, I suppose I should open some wine. [As an aside did anyone see the Johnny Cash bio on UK BBC2 the other night? – stunning.] Anyway, after the two 2000s from Vougeraie, what… Read More