Heitz-Lochardet – 2019
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Armand Heitz, 22 October 2020. Domaine Heitz-Lochardet 24 Rue Charles Paquelin 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 19 armandheitz.com More reports on Heitz-Lochardet Armand on 2020: “2020 was really rather… Read More
this week’s, pre-lockdown, 2019 inquisition…
A memento of some lovely visits and wines, pre-lockdown. My thanks for all the patience of these producers… (Report coming soon) Alphabetically (not pictorially): Bachelet-Monnot Chevrot Sylvain Dussort Albert Grivault Patrick Javillier Comtes Lafon Dominique Lafon Olivier Leflaive… Read More
Morey-Coffinet – 2018
Tasted in Chassagne with Thibault Morey, 09 October 2019. Domaine Morey-Coffinet 6 Place du Grand Four 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 31 71 www.domainemoreycoffinet.com Thibault on 2019: “We started harvesting 1st September, finishing the 9th in 2019 but the… Read More
Heitz-Lochardet – 2018
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Louis de Belleroche, 09 October 2019. Domaine Heitz-Lochardet 24 Rue Charles Paquelin 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 19 Louis on 2019: “2019 – mostly a vintage complicated by the pressure of oidium – there was some in 2018… Read More
monday 23 Sept – harvest 2019 update
My home domaine finished their harvest on Thursday, and many others are also done, but that wasn’t the case in the Hautes Côtes, the Côte de Nuits or even Chablis and Beaujolais where they still had much work to do: On Friday the vast majority of the Côte de… Read More
Profile: Verget
Tasted in Sologny with Julien Desplans, 22 May 2019. Verget SAS Le Bourg 71960 Sologny Tel: +33 3 85 51 66 00 www.verget-sa.fr In 1976, the young couple, Maine and Jean-Marie Guffens-Heynen, left their heimat of Flanders for Burgundy. They gave themselves… Read More
‘the magnificent seven’ – the measly montrachet 2016 follow-up
I gave you this update, almost 1 year ago. Finally there is something concrete: 600 bottles are to be distributed, though some will be kept back by the domaines. Wax-topped, in special presentation boxes and all will wear the same label: “L’Exceptionelle Vendange des Sept Domaines“. Read More
Vougeraie – 2017
Tasted in Premeaux with Sylvie Poillot, 02 April, 2018. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com Sylvie on 2018: “Our 2018 harvest started in August, and with the… Read More
Jacques Carillon – 2017
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with Jacques Carillon, 02 October 2018. Domaine Jacques Carillon 1 Impasse Drouhin 21190, Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 01 30 www.jacques-carillon.com Jacques on 2018: Well, I’m warming the cellar a little as all the 2018s are now in… Read More