Camille Giroud – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 30 October, 2014. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65+33 3… Read More
The ‘Côtes Collection’
Or how about a Cammuffle of Côtes (In the absence of other collective nouns…) Burgundian appellations are, occasionally, not always the easiest to follow; how about this for a selection of labels: Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune-Villages, Côte de Nuits-Villages and then there’s Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Bourgogne… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jean Chartron (Puligny)
Before visiting this domaine, I’d met Jean-Michel Chartron a number of times, usually as one of ‘Les Trois Barbouzes’ – an informal grouping of the domaines Chartron, Olivier and Seguin-Manuel – all at the time wearing beards (barbouzes!) of-course. Whilst it’s quite some time since you met two of… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
last weekend’s bottles…
A modest, but very tasty set of wines that accompanied DVDs and popcorn (amongst other choice materials…) It’s nice to reflect on the diversity of wines; here the lovely Passetoutgrains probably cost not much more than 10 Euros, but (on a different price level) last night I was… Read More
burgundy 2013 harvest – sunday 6th october…
Well despite the last clear hours of the day on Saturday, Sunday morning was grey, with a little drizzle. Sunday was a day without grapes for the home domaine, so I’d planned for a group of us to go to Hotel Montrachet for breakfast – simply the best surroundings,… Read More
lafarge – you can lead a horse to water…
But first, happy new year to all of you who accidentally (or otherwise…) end up on these pages. In the spirit of 2013-ness, here is a small collection of New Year ‘cards’ from some people you may know and love – note there were others too, but why would I… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More