Jean-Hughes & Guilhem Goisot – 2012
Tasted in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux with Guilhem Goisot, 10 June, 2014. Domaine Jean-Hughes et Guilhem Goisot 30 rue Bienvenu-Martin 89530 Saint-Bris-le-Vineux Tel. +33 3 86 53 35 15 www.goisot.com Guilhem Goisot notes that certain vines of the domaine were planted by his great-grandfather. They have owned the… Read More
2012 Vintage – merchant tasting
A merchant tasting, by Gerstl, in Bern 03 June, 2014. All the wines were tasted in the order listed here. Where multiple vintages were offered, I tasted only the current (2012) vintage. Domaine Guyon 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Platières… Read More
30 Burgundies in London
Tasted in London, 14 May, 2014; a tasting hosted by wine-merchant, Private Cellar. Producer: Domaine Bertrand Marchard de Gramont (Nuits St.Georges) 2010 Bourgogne En Chaillots Virtually in the Nuits St.Georges villages area – but not quite. The nose… Read More
all change at l’arlot…
This was in the ‘post’ today. Lots of speculation about Jacques’ destination – some say Morey St.Denis 😉 Change of Technical Director at Domaine de l’Arlot: a smooth transition After three very successful years at Domaine de l’Arlot during which he has contributed a great deal to the life… Read More
Simonnet-Fèbvre 2012
Tasted in Chablis with Emmanuelle Pasquet 16 April, 2014. Maison Simonnet-Fèbvre 9 avenue d’Oberwesel 89800 CHABLIS Tel. +33 (0)3 86 18 95 69+33 (0)3 86 18 95… Read More
2. Flavescence Dorée – what’s behind the headlines…
The last couple of weeks in February saw a cause célèbre, and the focus of that ’cause’ had a name – Emmanuel Giboulot. There were also a rag-tag bunch of ‘supporters’ filling the airwaves (web-waves?) with stories pro (mainly) and against what he had done; i.e. he chose… Read More
Seguin-Manuel – 2012s
Tasted with Thibaut Marion in Beaune, 28 Jan, 2014. We concentrated on the domaine wines. Since I last visited Thibaut, he’s added two more chunks of vines to his domaine, he’s now managing 8.5 hectares. In 2012 there were 2 more hectares added, with vines in Meursault Les Clous and… Read More
Albert Morot – 2012s
Tasted in Beaune with Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry on 18.02.2014. Geoffroy on 2012: On average less than 20 hl/ha were produced. Geoffroy on the vintage: “I find it a classic, round, Burgundy vintage. I see similarities to 2002 and 2006 but with more concentration.” Geoffroy on 2013: For instance in… Read More
Champy – 2012s
Tasted with Dimitri Bazas in Beaune, 29 Jan, 2014. Right, Dimitri consults the latest Champy database…! Of-course, back in January, Dimitri was announced as the new head of Champy. For the future, he says that Champy will become the label for their négoce wines – “after all, Champy have 300… Read More