2001 Romanée-Conti La Tâche
A funny wine, in a large glass on the serving table this looked the lightest wine on display, whereas take a modest serving in a tasting glass and it looks altogether darker. The nose is La Tâche – dense, heavy laden branches of red cherries and raspberries, then a little… Read in the Note Finder
The Griotte-Chambertin of Domaine Joseph Drouhin
Of course we don’t need to go through the history of Maison Joseph Drouhin as we did some of that here. Here we are talking (mainly) about the ‘domaine’ wine of Joseph drouhin, as they now own the vines. The core of this superb 14 wine vertical was… Read More
A Vintage Viewpoint
2003 This vintage will keep the column inches ticking over for quite some time, probably more of those inches will be devoted to the weather than the wines themselves! The heat wave which bathed Europe during the summer brought about the earliest ‘ban des vendanges’ on record, in… Read More
Profile: Maison Joseph Drouhin (Beaune)
Update: Griotte-Chambertin from Domaine Joseph Drouhin, from 2003 Update: A small selection of whites tasted January 2007 Update: A small selection of reds tasted January 2007 The company Joseph Drouhin can trace their roots back to a wine business formed in 1756… Read More