Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! Normally this is a compendium of wines that, in the main, are really drunk with food, friends and family, but I would say about two thirds of this issue’s are from tastings, all though between December 2007 and March 2008. A higher incidence of corked… Read More
cheap as chips? 1875 romanée-conti (possibly)
November 9, 1875. Indian Wars: In Washington, D.C., Indian Inspector E.C. Watkins issues a report stating that hundreds of Sioux and Cheyenne associated with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are hostile to the United States (the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought in Montana the next year). That same… Read More
friday, it’s the last harvest notes…
Friday: As the harvest closes we can now take time out to eat cake! There was a chance for some sorting on Saturday and Sunday, but given perfect harvest conditions in the last few days coupled with a forecast for rain at the weekend, people have worked double-time and are… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! These wines were (in the main) really drunk, and mostly at home with food and friends between November 2005 and March 2006… Corkwatch: 3 from 66 = 4.5% for ‘corked’ REGIONAL WINES 2002 Domaine de l’Abbeye du Petit Quincy, Bourgogne Epineuil Cuvée Juliette A… Read More
romanée-conti 2003 – bottling sunshine
Is it a little boring to showcase the same wines at the start of each year? It can be, but provided there is method to this ‘madness’ then we can remain relatively content. When we talk of the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, it is not so much… Read More
A Vintage Viewpoint (2003, 2004, 2005…)
2005 The question is not ‘good or bad?’, the question is ‘how good?’. Shortly after harvest the growers and winemakers were invoking many superlatives; 1999 but better, 1990 etc., etc. That some measure of indecision and revisionism was noted in recent weeks seems a little odd, that is… Read More
Closing the door on 2003
So it’s 7:15pm on the 24th September, looking west past the cross on the corner of Romanée Saint-Vivant the sun is already gone. You need something against the chill – it’s about 12°C with a sneaky breeze. Despite all the vineyards around being harvested many days ago, there are so… Read More
Not Really Bourgogne Rouge(?)
When you think about the wines of Burgundy, which are the names that come to mind? Chambertin? Montrachet? Or what about Corton or Musigny? I guess that it’s no surprise that it should be the famous names, but the grand Cru’s of the Côte d’Or actually account for only 1%… Read More