Fourrier – 2013
Tasted in Gevrey with Jean-Marie Fourrier, 6th November, 2014. Domaine Fourrier 7 Route de Dijon 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 33 99+33 3 80… Read More
GJB: Clos de Vougeot vertical…
A range of older Clos de Vougeot, tasted in the Château de Vougeot itself, 17 March, 2014. Poured, in shifts, by the winemakers themselves. No duds, but there really were a few quite exceptional bottles! If I could take only one, Confuron-Cotetidot’s was the wine for me… 2003 Anne… Read More
Daniel Rion – 2012
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée, 17 March, 2014. 2012 Vosne-Romanée The nose starts rather tight, only slowly letting slip some dar-red fruit. The fruit in the glass is lovely though with a decent grip of tannin and a very tasty… Read More
Profile: Maison Pascal Marchand (Nuits St.Georges)
UPDATE: Spring 2012 – A selection of 2010s The redoubtable, indefatigable Pascal Marchand is back. In a Burgundy context Pascal’s talent was spotted and brought to the fore when the Comte Armand chose him to be winemaker at the Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard; that was in… Read More
03. The grapes of Burgundy
Ex-BIVB, 2018 – it doesn’t include Beaujolais, but it’s a pretty image! The truth is out – Burgundy wine is not just red, it can be white or rosé, it can even be fizzy. Principally in ‘northern Burgundy’ it is about pinot noir and… Read More