The January Burgundy Session
Absolutely good food, good wine, good company. Warming up with two red wines with friends on the Thursday evening (Clos de la Roche and Grands Echézeaux), and considerably more on the Friday evening when 13 of us from the wine-pages forum got together in London. As you can see… Read More
red burgundy vintage 2001 with howard ripley
Another good showing from this UK based Specialist Merchant. First a quick word on the whites; I love the aromatics, but they don’t show the consistent interest and balance of the 1999 & 2000’s. Consistent is the operative word, there are some fabulous wines, but ‘some’ not lots, I certainly… Read More
red burgundy vintage 2000 with howard ripley
Wow, I recognised and rubbed shoulders with so many ‘famous’ people. I helped Jancis with her coat and joked about trying the gym afterwards (not), and Joanna Simon should get a new picture for the Times, she’s actually quite striking and nice lady too – she even poured me a… Read More
clive coates, 1996 grand cru burgundy tasting
An expensive evening at £90 for the ticket, but considering there was a ¼ glass of each wine, and the cost per bottle is in many cases higher than the cost of a ticket, value is of course relative. Long term, I’m sure it will cost me much more! Clive… Read More
let’s call it an hommage, shall we?
I read Christie’s recent posting with a sense of deja-vu – it was less than a couple of hundred words in their summary of Domaine Rousseau, and it was also far from identical – but I think the resemblance is stark. 1. Christie’s this week:… Read More
Profile: Domaine Perrot-Minot
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Christophe Perrot-Minot, 29 June 2017. Domaine Perrot-Minot 54, Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 32 51 www.perrot-minot.com For years and years I’ve tasted the wines of this domaine, either in annual tastings in France… Read More