weekend wines – week 15 2017
I’m late getting these out – what with moving apartment and-all! 2014 Rebourgeon-Mure, Bourgogne Chardonnay Only a very faint yellow colour. The nose has freshness and equally modest flashes of citrus. In the mouth there’s fine direction and energy – indeed almost getting to mouth-puckering – but not… 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
some weekend 49 wines…
2015 Jomain, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Les Combettes A lovely sweetly oaked nose, but more importantly sweet yellow citrus too. Large-scale in the mouth, but with fine acidity. There is richness but also a little minerality. The package is big, but impressively tasty! Rebuy – Yes 2014 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Pernand-Vergelesses… Read More
arlaud vendange diary – day 5
Arlaud Vendange Day 5, Wednesday 28th Sept 2016 Day started early with my taking my car down to VW Ladoix to leave with them to fit a new left side rear window to replace the temporary and not very fetching cardboard and tape. Daniel (Le Carp) followed me down there… Read More
arlaud vendange diary – day 3
Arlaud Vendange Day 3, Monday 26th Sept 2016 The aforementioned rest day arrives. ‘Overslept’ until 7.30, extremely fatigued by the previous two days exertions, but was still first into the refectoire. Boy though, was I stiff in the legs and hips areas. Initially, I concentrated on computing, writing, camera… Read More
Weekend 31 – some wines…
2008 Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Le Chapitre Medium plus colour. What a lovely nose – almost a coal-style mineral impression, and a fine red fruit edged with reduction. Fresh, mouth-filling, growing in intensity – really growing! This has a lovely texture and lots of flavour complexity. It’s really a… Read More
weekend (23) drinking…
A modest, but tasty, selection: 2005 Joseph Voillot, Volnay 1er Brouillards This retains a deep and young-looking colour. The nose is big, but with some perfumed red fruit – looking good! Tasty, layered wine – no obvious tannin – there are 05s with more oomph, and 05s… Read More
week(end) 13 – the wines – lucky us…
A weekend in the mountains – plus some clear ‘wine-joy.’ 2010 Francois Mikulski, Meursault 1er Charmes I’ve never yet had a problem, but I see reports of advanced bottles from François – which is a shame because I love both the man and his wines – but this… Read More
big buds, birthdays and sad losses…
Picture (crop) ex-Faiveley… Since last Easter Friday we have seen all aspects of ‘life’ in Burgundy: First, something to celebrate! Today was the 80th birthday of one of Volnay’s great characters – Regis Rossignol (right), who I visited in February; he’s still going strong, indeed, as far as… Read More