a great weekend selection…
A lucky selection – and that was just the house wines for the weekend! 2010 Buisson-Charles, Bourgogne Pinot Noir Medium, medium-pale colour. Pretty, if modest red fruit aromas. Here is a slightly sweet and completely delicious wine –… Read More
2 bourgognes, 5 for germany (so far…)
The dream has gone for Brasil – I’m not even sure I’ll stay up to watch the second half of the football – but I’ve two bottles open, so… 😉 2011 de Villaine, Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise La Digoine Good… Read More
Burgundy Reports
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The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More
prince florent de merode 2008 ladoix chaillots
Actually, on checking, I’m astounded to see that this cost only £60 for 6 IB when purchased en-primeur (check Howard Ripley on the blue below). Cheaper, but magnificently better wine, than probably all Bourgognes… 2008 Prince Florent de Merode, Ladoix Les Chaillots… Read More
harvest: other sites
Some reading to cartch-up on: Lovely account of the harvest chez Pacalet published by Bert yesterday. Alberic’s view Louis-Fabrice starts downbeat… Patrick Essa’s view Like this:Like Loading…… Read More
it’s the soil…
When I think of my wines, I do not see the vines or fruit, but the incomparable quality of these soils, which are the clearest difference between a wine “bien fait” and wine “hors classé” Patrick Essa https://twitter.com/Patrick_Essa/status/227708980787564544 Like this:Like Loading…… Read More
A round-up of new wines…
Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st July 2011 and 11th November 2011. More and more 2010s in the mix now – the CO2 is beginning to subside! Buisson-Charles (Meursault) Cornu (Magny-lès-Villers) Dublère (Savigny) Lécheneaut (Nuits) Michel Mallard (Ladoix)… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between December 2010 and March 2011. Regional Wines (9) Villages Wines (9) Premier Cru Wines (14) Grand Cru Wines (5) REGIONAL WINES 2006 Roger Belland, Bourgogne Pinot Noir… Read More