offer of the day – louis jadot 2015s…
Out today. For anyone looking for cold comfort, that’s the cheapest Montrachet that I’ve seen for a while 🙂 Actually I see value in a number of these wines – even if not the Montrachet! – at least relative to many other producers… DOMAINE LOUIS JADOT 2015 –… Read More
offer of the day – Ponsot 2014…
Offer of the day, once again from my tame Swiss merchant, the first for this producer: DOMAINE PONSOT 2014 – Morey St.Denis PREMIERS CRUS Morey St.Denis 1er Clos des Monts Luisants TVV (blanc) 75cl 99.00 (Swiss Francs) Morey St.Denis 1er Clos des Monts Luisants TVV (blanc) 150cl 208.00… Read More
Bouchard Père et Fils – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Weber, November 30 2016. Bouchard Père et Fils 15 Rue du Château 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 80 24 www.bouchard-pereetfils.com Frédéric on 2016: “2016 would have been a great year without the frost, which was a catastrophe. Read More
Rossignol-Trapet – 2015
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Nicolas Rossignol, 29 November 2016. Domaine Rossignol-Trapet 4 Rue de la Petite Issue 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 26 www.rossignol-trapet.com Nicolas on 2016: “Yields were little more than 50% across the whole domaine – more… Read More
2015 Roi Chambertin
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin, 17 November, 2016. This was the sixth presentation by the Syndicat of Gevrey-Chambertin for new vintage – first done with the 2010s – you will find notes from all of those previous tastings in the back-pages of Burgundy-Report. The format was the same as each year,… Read More
Ponsot – 2015
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Laurent Ponsot, 16 Novemeber 2016. Domaine Ponsot 21 Rue de la Montagne 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 32 46 www.domaine-ponsot.com Laurent on 2016: “Of-course we had the problem of frost, and now I have wines from… Read More
Chateau Thivin
Tasted in Château Thivin with Claude-Edouard Geoffray, 21 April 2016. Château Thivin 69460 Odénas Tel: +33 4 74 03 47 53 www.chateau-thivin.com Beaujolais has many châteaux, some very large-scaled, but this château you could almost miss, as its modest proportions – by the standard… Read More
Some wines from the ‘Punition Collective’
A pick and mix collection of domaines with some lovely discoveries. Some images to follow, if I eventually find them! The hosts are first in my list, as the event was held at the cellars of Domaine Gouffier in Fontaines – together with a pig roast too! Domaine… Read More
Jean-Marc et Thomas Bouley – 2014
Tasted in Volnay with Thomas Bouley, 08 February 2016. Domaine Jean-Marc et Thomas Bouley 10 Chemin de la Cave 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 3 80 21 62 33 www.jean-marc-bouley.com/ The domaine, and access to this part of Volnay, has been dominated for… Read More