Competition in Morey St.Denis – offer of the day – clos des lambrays 2019
There’s been a long, slow ‘progression‘ in the pricing of Clos des Lambrays. It’s fair to say that the 1990-2010 wines were always thought of well but as a cheaper entry to the world of grand crus, with pricing that befitted their more elegant, more… Read More
wines from weekend 11 2021
(Subtitled: There are not many positives to take from a corked bottle of Romanée St.Vivant) 2018 Gueguen, Chablis Cuvée 1975 Sealed with DIAM3 This nose starts with a small reduction but slowly expands, filling the glass with agrume fruit as the reduction fades – very attractive. Read More
2019 Red Burgundy – Part 1 – Côte de Beaune
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 23 June 2019… What about the 2019… Read More
Les Horées – 2019
Tasted in Pommard with Catharina Sadde, 24 September 2020 Les Horées 9 rue de Charmot 21630 Pommard Instagram.com – Les Horées 2019 was the first personal vintage for Catharina Sadde – I say ‘personal‘ because after arriving as a chef from her native Germany she has… Read More
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
a great friday wine
1999 Nicolas Potel, Volnay 1er Clos des Chênes It was good on the Thursday too 😉 Even from a baby, this was ‘grand vin.’ On release, it was an absolute quality match for d’Angerville’s 1999 Clos des Ducs and Dom Lafon’s 1999 Santenots de Milieu. Only… Read More
2018 Red Burgundy Report
“You need to taste without exception what you want to buy in 2018 – it’s an oenologist’s vintage – lots of tricks were used.” Louis-Michel Liger-Belair So it’s a vintage of the sun – lots of sun – the second hottest on record after 2003, so of… Read More
Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret – 2018
Tasted in Monthelie with Cataldina Lippo, 08 November 2019. Domaine Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret 1 Rue Cadette 21190 Monthelie Tel: +33 6 26 05 33 65 www.domainemontheliedouhairet.com Cataldina on 2019: “It was a good vintage – of-course we were worried by frost, and maybe we… 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
