Profile: Domaine Chevrot et Fils (Maranges)
People have described Domaine Chevrot to me as ‘the DRC of Maranges’. So eventually I was lucky enough to get the chance to visit. The domaine is in Cheilly-lès-Maranges, with a commanding view of the Maranges hillside – from here you really do have a view similar to the hill… Read More
Blind: 64×2023. Reds & whites from Santenay
Tasted at the BIVB’s Technical Centre in Beaune – all tasted blind: Starting with some white wines from Santenay Like in Chassagne-Montrachet, there are ever-more whites from neighbouring Santenay: Olivier Père & Fils, Santenay Blanc Le Bieveaux Fine and direct, attractively aromatic wine. Wide and with some slightly exotic fruit… Read More
Château de Rougeon – 2021
Tasted in Bissey-sous-Cruchaud (near Buxy) with Florence and Jospeph Bouchard. 19 April 2023 Château de Rougeon Rougeon 71390 Bissey-sous-Cruchaud Tel: +33 3 85 92 02 54 www.chateauderougeon.com More reports with Château de Rougeon Florence on 2022: “It… Read More
weekend wines – weekend 24 2022
For everyone in Europe, it’s unnecessary to mention the heatwave of the moment but, for readers further afield, it’s worth mentioning the temperatures of 35-38°C. We see these temperatures for a day or two in most years (not 2021) but typically they come in the high summer of… Read More
2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More
Les Horées – 2019
Tasted in Pommard with Catharina Sadde, 24 September 2020 Les Horées 9 rue de Charmot 21630 Pommard Instagram.com – Les Horées 2019 was the first personal vintage for Catharina Sadde – I say ‘personal‘ because after arriving as a chef from her native Germany she has… Read More
this week’s, pre-lockdown, 2019 inquisition…
A memento of some lovely visits and wines, pre-lockdown. My thanks for all the patience of these producers… (Report coming soon) Alphabetically (not pictorially): Bachelet-Monnot Chevrot Sylvain Dussort Albert Grivault Patrick Javillier Comtes Lafon Dominique Lafon Olivier Leflaive… Read More
AOC Saint Romain
Map: Category Communal/Village appellation, since 14/10/1947 This appellation includes no premier cru climats. Wines from the assigned area of this appellation can claim the appellation Côte de Beaune Villages, or Bourgogne, or in parts Bourgogne Côte d’Or Commune of production Côte d’Or > Saint-Romain Allowed climats on… Read More
2018 A lockdown value summary
I couldn’t go to the producers, but some of their efforts could come to me – of course, with the vagaries of the Swiss Post Office and customs, so some stuff never made it it to Bern. The aim of these tastings was to look at the values, as I… Read More