Oaky Wine & En Primeur
Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a big problem with en-primeur tastings; Back in January 2002 the 2000 Grand Cru of Clos des Lambrays really stood out for me at a tasting organised by the UK merchant Howard Ripley. The problem is that the wines are sometimes… Read More
The return of the Mark – Vosne 2024 – part 4
Domaine Michel Gros Vendange 2024 – Day 3, Monday 23rd Sept No more rain overnight with a dry, if grey and cloudy, day promised. Usual c6.30 start for breakfast – for me banana, dried apricots and a breakfast bar – all brought from the UK. Black coffee to wash down;… Read More
Mont Bessay – 2022
Tasted in Juliénas with Benjamin Rousset & Guillaume Marko, 21 February 2024 Domaine Mont Bessay 1405 Route de Bessay 69840 Juliénas Domaine Instagram The Domaine Mont Bessay is beautifully situated atop one of the highest hills of Juliénas – the Côte de Besset – with a wonderful view towards Mont… Read More
this week’s wines, including ‘Who is the new Domaine René Engel?’
Dinner with friends in Pommard and some lovely, eclectic, wines. The first bottle was a lovely 2011 Comtes Champagne – with some lovely menthol aromatic complexity. Then came the: 2012 Fontaine-Gagnard, Le Montrachet Deeper colour and the first nose was more monolithic – some sulfur-reduction hardening things… Read More
2000 Burgundy – en primeur tasting
Yes, you read that right – 2000 – only my second diary ‘post’ on this website – 20 years ago today (near-enough) with cameos from Jancis and Joanna Simon. I was happy with the wines that I decided to buy that year – if only three from… Read More
The 1998 Burgundy Vintage – 20 years on…
I have been so looking forward to tasting these 1998s. I cut my teeth of the wines of 1993-1995 and the 1996s were the first en-primeur wines that I bought. I tasted some 1996 and 1997s in Burgundy but only started to regularly taste from cask from the 2000 vintage… Read More
chästeilet, weekend wines (week 40 2018) and some happy producers…
#2017burgundyreport week 1 After my first full week of 2017 visits – see the happy, smiling, faces of the producers above – I returned home for a little relaxation: First there was my 10km Saturday morning jog from Lauterbrunnen up to Mürren with 960… Read More
marko’s burgundy vendange day three
Morey-in-the-background-Herve-looking-into-the-sun-from-Chambolle-Sentiers David-Duband-orange-jacket-team-members-adjacent-to-Arlaud-Chambolle-Sentiers Morey-Ruchots-grapes Into-Morey-from-Millandes Maxime-avec-his-dejeuner-takes-his-lunch-very-seriously Part-Arlaud-team-resting-after-lunch Arlaud Vendange Day Three – 5th Sept 2018. Day three dawned… Read More
weekend wines – week 31 2018
A lunch with, as you can see, like-minded friends… 2011 Comtes Lafon, Meursault Clos de la Barre It was very hard to place this wine when first poured – it had a certain sweetness – aromatically and in the flavour – but it kept getting better and better… Read More