bruno clair 1998 marsannay fat heads!
For the 6 or 7 years I’ve been drinking this, it’s been super – this half bottle is not quite to the previous standard – on a down-slope? I suppose I will have to re-check – also the Longerois too. 1998 Bruno Clair, Marsannay Les Grasses Têtes… Read More
Fougeray de Beauclair – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Patrice Olliver, 25 April 2019. Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 21 12 fougeraydebeauclair.com Patrice on 2018: “It was a sunny year for sure, early too – we started harvesting 5… Read More
Profile: Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair (Marsannay)
Most famous for their Bonnes-Mares and their ‘Clos Marion’, the family business of Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair was founded about 1979 when Jean-Louis Fougeray, the father of the current owners, a man who by day worked in administration and by night tending his vines, made his very first… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2023
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Mark Haisma, 15 November 2024. Mark Haisma Lot 4, Parc d’Activités “La Petite Champagne” 21640 Gilly les Citeaux www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark’s Instagram More reports with Mark Haisma Mark on 2024: “The Côte de Beaune was not too bad. Mâcon also not too bad, but much… Read More
The return of the Mark – Vosne 2024 – part 3
Domaine Michel Gros Vendange 2024 – Day 2, Sunday 22nd Sept Last year, as best I can recall now, we didn’t work Sundays which were free days but, and perhaps as only our second day this year, there was no sign nor prospect of such ‘luxury’ here. After a very… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2022
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Mark Haisma, 17 November 2023. Mark Haisma Lot 4, Parc d’Activités “La Petite Champagne” 21640 Gilly les Citeaux www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark’s Instagram More reports with Mark Haisma Having seen Mark’s Bogan labels I asked if he might pose for his portrait with them – then… Read More
2022 Burgundy – A Summary
29 March 2022: Pruning for poles – En Echalas – the new vogue… Just one summary? For central Burgundy – ie before I visit Chablis and Beaujolais – yes, just one. In the years that you’ve paid me to write these annual reports, this is the first time that I’ve… Read More
2021 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 17 November, 2023. More reports for Roi Chambertin tastings Welcome to the eleventh presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin of new vintage – the first tasting was done for the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2021
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Mark Haisma, 18 November 2022. Mark Haisma Lot 4, Parc d’Activités “La Petite Champagne” 21640 Gilly les Citeaux www.markhaisma.co.uk More reports with Mark Haisma Having seen Mark’s Bogan labels I asked if… Read More