Tasted in Volnay with Benoît Landanger and Marleen Nicot, 29 November 2018. Domaine de la Pousse d’Or 8 Rue de la Chapelle 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 3 80 21 24 03 www.lapoussedor.fr ​ ​Benoît on 2018: “2018 – it’s really… Read More

When it comes to white wine recommendations and the common old question of ‘what’s a better value alternative to Puligny or Meursault?‘ my toes curl and my teeth grind when people, with an assured air of superior knowledge, authoritatively boom – ‘Oh you should look at St.Aubin!‘ Save for a… Read More

Apparently this is the 47th year that the BIVB have assembled their annual ‘cave prestige;’ the process consists of two tasting panels – a smaller one doing the first triage and larger group who provide the final thumbs up. For this, the 2018 version, they began… Read More

Ch Moulin à Vent Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Our venue was the Château Moulin… Read More

Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with David Rossignol, 17 April 2018. Domaine Rossignol-Trapet 4 Rue de la Petite Issue 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 26 www.rossignol-trapet.com Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile The 13 hectare Domaine Rossignol-Trapet farm 0.74 hectares of… Read More

Visited in Gevrey with Jean Trapet, 04 April, 2018. Domaine Trapet 53 Route de Beaune 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 40 www.domaine-trapet.fr Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile Jean Trapet explains : “Latricières-Chambertin was the first grand cru bought, in… Read More

Ici commence Latricières-Chambertin! To the left, unploughed Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Aux Combottes and above the Combottes is Clos de la Roche. To the right, the ploughed Latricières-Chambertin of Camus, above it, bordered by trees is the unploughed Latricières of Arnoux-Lachaux. Grand Cru Surface (ha)1 2015 Prodn hl2 2016… Read More

​Domaine Guyard 10 rue du Puits de Tet 21160 Marsannay la Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 14 46 www.alainguyard.com Alain has 8.5 hectares and is based in Marsannay. 2015 Marsannay A bright and wide red-fruited nose. Energy, nice fruit –… Read More

Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with Cyril Chirouze, 23 February 2018. Château des Jacques 47 Les Jacques 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 51 64 www.chateau-des-jacques.fr Cyril resting against his concrete ‘egg’ right with the new cement tanks – the same supplier as to Cheval… Read More