Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2012 Mâconnais
Speed-dating – Mâcon-style. Wines tasted in the Mâconnais 22 May, 2014. I’ve been pretty critical of the 2012 white vintage in the Mâconnais. It’s full and it’s concentrated but it’s also largely lacking in acidity and the energy that this acidity brings. I’ve previously written that a smaller number of… Read More
Domaine du Colombier 2012
Tasted in Fontenay with Thierry Mothe, 16 April, 2014. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grande rue 89800 FONTENAY-PRES-CHABLIS Tel. +33 (0)3 86 42 15 04+33 (0)3 86 42… 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
Profile: Domaine Pavelot (Pernand)
Pavelot is a family run domain, perched on the hillside in the village of Pernand-Vergelesses, directly across from the church. Pernand has seen many generations of Pavelots – indeed the village has its own Rue Louis Pavelot. This is a domaine that extends to nearly 9 hectares –… Read More
Profile: Domaine Contat-Grangé (Maranges)
The roots of this domaine start with an owner of vines in Cheilly – he had vines in Puligny too, but decided to swap these for more vines in Cheilly – because, of-course, Puligny was too far away! Isn’t life funny! Today’s owners are Yvon and Chantal Contat-Grangé who came… Read More
Profile: Domaine des Hospices de Nuits (Nuits)
Often forgotten, the charitable wine-auction of the Hospices de Nuits is a compact and bijou version of the magnificent sale that takes place each year on the third Sunday of November in Beaune. Taking place on the last Sunday before Easter, and heralded by the Nuits St.Gearges half-marathon,… Read More
Updated: Domaine de l’Arlot (Nuits)
Much has changed at this domaine since I made my profile – time to renew and make new acquaintances. Summer time in 2011 was a time with many interesting stories about Domaine de l’Arlot. The winemaker Olivier Leriche had decided to leave for a new project outside Burgundy and… Read More
Profile: Domaine Philippe et Vincent Lecheneaut (Nuits)
Domaine Philippe and Vincent Lecheneaut is run by the two brother of those names. They began in 1985, at quite an early age, because of their father Fernand’s illness. Fernand had worked at the Nuits-based négoce ‘Maison Morin’ until it closed in 1980, but he had already about 3… Read More
Profile: Domaine Marc Roy (Gevrey)
Alexandrine Roy has become a queen of personal marketing with regular updates and lovely photos through her Facebook presence. Of-course that would be self-defeating if the wines were only average – the wines are far from that, however. I visited Alexandrine, a fan of high-powered motorcycles, as the… Read More