a mid-week malconsorts…
The last of my small cache – 3 excellent bottles and a less good bottle – the previous one. In this 2001 vintage Camille Giroud bought a couple of half-finished wines, post-malo, but still in barrel – both from the same source. The other wine was a single… Read More
weekend wines – week 28 2017
This weekend, after the must try harder of last weekend – full marks! Even the 2009 ‘swissie’ was a lovely bottle! 2007 Camille Giroud, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Cazetiers Hmm – this was still too young when I last opened one – but no more! The nose deep, seemingly… Read More
weekend wines – week 16 2017
2015 Dampt Frères, Chablis 1er Beauroy Pale lemon yellow. A sumptuous nose of freshness and fine citrus notes – going quite deep – really an invitation. Bright, fresh – steely even, but with density and intensity. The flavour begins to fade rather quickly but then holds a modest… Read More
Beaujolais 2015 of Louis Boillot
Tasted with Clément Boillot-Barthod in Chambolle-Musigny, 20 March 2017. Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils 4 Rue du Lavoir 21220 Chambolle-Musigny Tel: +33 3 80 62 80 16 Louis Boillot, as I’m sure you already know, is the husband of Ghislaine Barthod from Chambolle-Musigny. Louis started out with… Read More
weekend wines – unlucky week 13? (2017)
Actually very lucky! 2014 Sylvain Pataille, Marsannay Clos du Roy Ooh that’s a lovely nose – deep but round – forward fruit but really only modestly accented with a little roses from the whole clusters. Supple, round but with depth and energy too – great texture. A wine… Read More
weekend wines, week 11 2017
2012 Le Grappin, Beaune 1er Les Grèves Blanc The problem with having the same label for all the wines is the following: Hmm – this is a deep and impressive nose – not the high-toned freshness that I remember. In the mouth too – big, opulent, layered and… Read More
big weekend, week 9 2017
All the wines were tasted blind and then the label shown before the next wine. The last white and the reds with dinner – a nice salad, blanquette de veaux, pears in burgundy wine, cheese… 2014 Céline et Frédéric Gueguen, Côteaux Bourguignone Sacy A super saline, faintly… Read More
week 1, weekend wines…
There is plenty of blah-blah about the pricing of 2015 reds, but looking farther afield than Vosne and Chambolle, and there is much to enjoy. So, a modest selection this weekend, but not normally modest wines – unfortunately one was a stinker – literally! 2002 Nicolas Potel, Aloxe-Corton Les… Read More
some week 52 wines…
2005 Albert Bichot, Grands-Echézeaux The grapes from the Engel estate. This had rather too much vanilla in its youth, so let’s see now! Hmm – this nose is not bad at all! It’s lost the vanilla, though the overall impression is of a wine with a… Read More