10. Harvest vol. by appellation
Starting with the 2010 harvest, here is the record of the potential volumes of wine produced each vintage, and the latest 5-year ‘running average’. When using these figures it is important to keep in mind the word potential. The perfect example of this is the volume of white Musigny… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between May and November 2010. Regional Wines (2) Villages Wines (21) Premier Cru Wines (19) Grand Cru Wines (7) REGIONAL WINES 2008 Camille Giroud, Bourgogne Cuvée Lees… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2009 and the end of July 2009. 70 bottles are listed here, but there are another 155 dotted through this Summer Report that it didn’t make sense to list… Read More
Profile: Domaine François Lamarche (Vosne-Romanée)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place François Lamarche was the 5th generation of Lamarche to farm the domaine’s vines in Vosne-Romanée. The domaine has roots to 1797 but on the maternal side the family go back as far as 1740 in the village. Now a 6th generation is… Read More
2004 à la coccinelle
I think I was possibly the first to publicly raise and discuss the ‘vintage character’ of 2004 reds – anecdotally whites are also affected – Christophe Roumier is one who says this – but I’ve not experienced any obvious examples, so from here-on, red it is…… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
‘Only’ 83 wines for you in this list – I was too busy to drink! From memory only one corked bottle… Regional Wines 2005 Bertagna, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Les Dames Huguettes Medium, medium-plus cherry red. Frankly I don’t like the nose – it’s quite… Read More
Morey Saint Denis: Village Profile
Once upon a time, nearly 1,000 years ago… a terrible famine struck the area and people of Morey. They were already wine-makers, but had little to feed themselves – no cows, just a few chickens. At that time the forest of Cîteaux was close by and, on the other side… Read More
a champagne weekend
A long weekend in Champagne brought together around 1,000 kms of driving, a guided tour and tasting at Moët et Chandon in Epernay, a guided tour and tasting at Champagne Henri Chauvenet in Rilly la Montagne, an alfresco dinner in Epernay, a lunch in Ambonnay, a dinner in the michelin-starred restaurant… Read More
a few days in the côtes
Thursday was an early start. First appointment (over 2 and a half hours drive away) was in Morey at 9:30am, then in Beaune to taste before lunch and back to Morey for two afternoon appointments – I couldn’t organise it any better, but ended the day with L&A Lignier, Segiun-Manuel,… Read More