Domaine Chantal Remy – Latricières
Tasted in Morey with Florian Remy + Simba, 14 May 2018. Domaine Chantal Remy 1, place du Monument 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 (0)3 80 34 32 59 www.domaine-chantal-remy.com Link to Latricières-Chambertin profile The Remy family are perhaps the most iconic owners of… Read More
Latricières-Chambertin – A Vineyard Profile
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
Profile: Domaine Roland Lavantureux
Tasted in Lignorelles with David Lavantureux, 11 January 2018. Domaine Roland Lavantureux 4 Rue Saint-Martin 89800 Lignorelles Tel: +33 3 86 47 53 75 www.chablis-lavantureux.fr Brothers, Arnaud and David Lavantureux have been working together at the family domaine since 2010, their father… Read More
2016 Red Burgundy
The red harvest volume in 2016 was significantly below that of the the 5-year average of the vintages 2011-2015 – only the volumes of 2003 and 1991 of (relatively) recent memory can compare. Essentially that means that the oft-quoted 5 year-average is currently something of a meaningless statistic –… Read More
Jessiaume – 2016
Tasted in Santenay with William Waterkeyn and Megan McClune, 07 November 2017. Domaine Jessiaume 10 Rue de la Gare 21590 Santenay Tel: +33 3 80 20 60 03 www.jessiaume.com The renaissance of Santenay wine began a little over 25 years ago, and if you… Read More
des Croix – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 07 November, 2017. Domaine des Croix 2 Rue Colbert 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 41 81 David Croix on 2017: “In 2017 we went in every vineyard to do some leaf plucking, and where we thought we should,… Read More
a merry, merry-go-round (or wine-criticism eating iteself…)
I’ve heard that it’s not done to critique other writers, but I think it’s a subject which, in itself, can be approached in a proper manner. So, Burgundy crtics ahoy… William Kelly who quite recently joined Decanter to write (mainly) about Burgundy is the new appointee in… Read More
the mid-weeklies…
A few mid-week lubrications, including some more from 1996 – but first a little something from David Clark: 2008 David Clark, Côte de Nuits Villages Dark coloured. A nose of fresh, crunchy dark-red fruit – very inviting. There’s plenty of acidity here, but delivered in a style that… Read More
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