Profile: Domaine du Clos des Poulettes
Tasted in Corgoloin with Hélène Michaut, 13 March 2020. Domaine du Clos des Poulettes 103 grande rue 21700 Corgoloin Tel: +33 3 80 62 98 02 www.poulette.fr With a few name changes – some more modest than others – here is a… Read More
‘getting through’ the weekend with…
2009 Ardhuy, Corton Clos du Roi Less colour than the Renardes. Here there’s a little obvious whole-cluster in the… Read More
recalcitrant renardes…
Blind-tasted, this was a very highly-rated wine back in 2013 – another from Ardhuy actually won the tasting – I’ll open that one on Friday. 2009 Ardhuy, Corton Renardes This has a great nose; starting faintly creamy (lactic), with deliciously inviting dark cherry… Read More
a little gjpv tasting…
Tasted Friday 17 November in Ladoix… Back row: Charles-Édouard Drouhin, François Berthenet, David Cachat, François Ambroise. Front row: Alice Rion, Chloé Chevalier, Claude Nadeau. A little post-2017 Trophy tasting, afternoon de-stressing with ex-laureats of the GJPV Trophy: 2016 Thierry Drouin, Macon-Vergisson La Roche… Read More
weekend wines, week 11 2017
2012 Le Grappin, Beaune 1er Les Grèves Blanc The problem with having the same label for all the wines is the following: Hmm – this is a deep and impressive nose – not the high-toned freshness that I remember. In the mouth too – big, opulent, layered and… Read More
Bouchard Aîné et Fils – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Vincent Bottreau, 13 December 2016. Maison Bouchard Aîné et Fils 4 Boulevard Maréchal Foch 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 06 66 www.bouchard-aine.fr Bouchard Aîné – first visited last year. Vincent was kind enough to make time… Read More
Enter – Carel Voorhuis
Right: Carel Voorhuis at Ardhuy, 29 November 2015. So, finally I’m no-longer embargoed! – Carel Voorhuis of Domaine d’Ardhuy will replace David Croix at Camille Giroud. Here, hot from my inbox, is their joint statement: Chers amis, Suite à vos nombreuses sollicitations, nous vous confirmons qu’effectivement,… Read More
les bottles de la weekend (week 20)
Vincent Audras, ‘Verigoude’ Viognier (Beaujolais) The producer thrust this bottle into my hand, after I told him I’d prefer just to taste just his reds – ‘try it over the weekend‘ he said. I’d already mentioned that I wasn’t the best person to review Viognier, as it isn’t… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More