A Vintage Viewpoint…(2016, 2015, 2014)
2016 In one whole year, only 8 hours determined 90% of the commentary about the vintage and 75% of the vintage yields. The night of the 26-27 April delivered temperatures of between -3°C and -5°C. Not only was this not forecast, it was colder than 99% of the winter… Read More
Louis Max – 2015
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Jean Francois Joliette, cellar-master Sophie Doche and David Duband, 18 November 2016. Maison Louis Max 6 Rue de Chaux 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 43 01 www.louismax.com David Duband on 2016: “It wasn’t worth treating the… Read More
2hl/ha? it ain’t half hot mum!
Beaune, 21h00 tonight This morning really reminded me of 2015 – getting the gardening done before 10am – before the temperatures got too high. Late afternoon Beaune sweltered in 37°C – long live aircon I say, having travelled 4 hours from Bern! Despite this week’s similarity to 2015,… Read More
Minerality?
All tasted in Chablis, 20 March 2016, with Grégory Viennois, David Croix and Stéphane Derenoncourt. Or as my hosts described this tasting: Limestone and Minerality – the language of the soil. Honestly, I don’t think I learned very much about minerality in this presentation, hosted by Domaine Laroche in… Read More
Clos de Vigne au Saint – 118% Corton!
Jasper Morris’s book ‘Inside Burgundy’ describes Corton Clos de la Vigne au Saint as covering 2.46 hectares, yet, if you add up the surface areas of today’s three owners; des Croix, Louis Latour and Méo-Camuzet, you will come up with a larger number – 18% larger! The first reference… Read More
Louis Max – 2014
Tasted in Nuits with Jean Francois Joliette, Éric de la Broise and David Duband, 01 December 2015. Maison Louis Max 6 Rue de Chaux 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 43 01 www.louismax.com The former CEO of Louis Max, Philippe Bardet moved to… Read More
Rossignol-Trapet – 2014
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with David Rossignol, 04 December 2015. Domaine Rossignol-Trapet 4 Rue de la Petite Issue 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 87 26 www.rossignol-trapet.com In 1961, Jacques Rossignol from Volnay, married Mado Trapet, daughter of Louis Trapet in Gevrey-Chambertin. Whilst… Read More
des Croix – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 19 November, 2015. Domaine des Croix 2 Rue Colbert 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 41 81 David on 2014: “We started our harvest on the 10th of September, on the Thursday. Across the domaine we had slightly… Read More
Camille Giroud – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 25 October, 2015. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65 www.camillegiroud.com (inactive) David on 2015: “2015 – the expectations are easy – high! Potentially the very best vintage I’ve seen… Read More