Marchand-Tawse – 2014
Tasted with Pascal Marchand in Nuits, 03 December 2015; right, newly married Pascal and Amandine. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com The Còte de Beaune ‘domaine’ range has expanded here, with another 2+ hectares… Read More
The 1985 Red Vintage – today
The 1985s: a modern-day look at 1985 grand crus together with a 2005 selection of Chevalier/Montrachet apetisers… It’s definitely not every year that you get to look back at a properly mature vintage, and in enviable grand cru depth too, but it seems to me that 1985 is worthy of… Read More
laurent ponsot’s new ‘shop’ in beaune…
I thought this might be of interest to anyone in Beaune/Burgundy/France – it’s (to my knowledge) Laurent Ponsot’s’ first official ‘outlet.’ Attached to the Hotel de Beaune and the Bistro de l’Hôtel is a wine-shop – largely unremarkable in its first 18 months or-so – save for its… Read More
one (special) day in the climats…
Yesterday was a celebration of the successful entry of ‘Burgundy’ into the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. If you have seen some/most of the coverage since this was announced on Saturday, you will have mainly noted that Champagne, also a new ‘inscription’ has taken the headlines,… Read More
99 volnay clos des ‘xxx’
Age shows the difference! My two wines from the Elégance de Volnay: As young wines, i.e. the first year or two from release, this Potel was qualitatively on the same level as the Lafon Santenots and the d’Angerville Clos des Ducs – I really can’t say that anymore. Today… Read More
relocation, muscle ache and 99 volnay (as a starting point…)
It was a quiet week in this Diary – eh? Not so for me, in general, the above was my transport for part of the week. Full-power house-moving this week, and the refrigerated truck was just for my wine relocation. Although all my wine would have (just about!) fit… Read More
Profile: Henri Gouges
Tasted in Nuits with Gregory Gouges, 3rd December, 2014. Domaine Henri Gouges 7 Rue du Moulin 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 40 www.gouges.com Although the family had been involved with the vines for very much longer, Henri Gouges formed this Domaine… Read More
interesting stuff…
PUNCH | Is the Jura Dealing with the “Urban Outfitters Effect”? http://t.co/gA9inFNPQe — Melissa M. Sutherland (@melissa_ful) December 13, 2014 http://punchdrink.com/articles/is-the-jura-dealing-with-the-urban-outfitters-effect/ A well-written and thought-provoking piece. There are many viewpoints of-course, and it is really no different a complaint to… Read More
Top-table 2010 reds…
In November 2013 I a wonderful invitation to dinner, it was an exceptional opportunity to taste some of the great wines from the 2010 vintage with winemakers. With a twist, these were German winemakers – some very famous names – and nice people too. The venue was Mainz, just… Read More
