A Vintage Viewpoint (2011, 2010, 2009…)
2011 A precocious vintage – only the sixth time on record that harvesting began in August – for the record (ex BIVB) the other vintages were: 1719, 1822, 1893, 2003 and 2007. Such was the vigour of growth in the vineyards that it was nigh-on impossible to visit some… Read More
Just so many wines – part 2
Not quite the blast that was part 1 – just over 90 wines – probably fatigue was starting to set in! Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st April 2011 and the end of June 2011. They are mainly 2009s – more and more… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2011 and August 2011. Regional Wines (3) Villages Wines (14) Premier Cru Wines (24) Grand Cru Wines (6) REGIONAL WINES 2009 David Clark, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains… Read More
Santenay: Village Profile
There are two ways to Santenay – at least if you come from the north, and I expect that the majority of you will… The most well-trodden route of wine tourists is likely to be the road through the vines from Chassagne-Montrachet; as you travel southwards the vines rising on… Read More
harvest 2011 – 4th september (week 1 summary)
No glue was used in the making of this image! Sunday was a day of rest – almost – so time to take stock of the first week. The grander reds still wait in the vineyards, though a majority of the whites are now gathered. The lead image… Read More
harvest – 1st september (part 2)
Another lovely, sunny and warm day – storms were forecast but they’ve been put back to friday (tomorrow) let’s see. Today we triaged a mountain of Savigny 1er Les Peuillets and a small hill (3 barrels) of Aloxe 1er cru. To follow was Meursault; I asked ‘villages?’ yes was the… Read More
Just so many wines…
Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st December 2010 and the end of March 2011. They are mainly 2009s and 2008s – I tasted lots of 2010s in this period, but far too early to make notes – there’s not much value telling you that Romanée-Conti… Read More
Profile: Maison Benjamin Leroux (Beaune)
The winery in Beaune is a very different concept to Benjamin Leroux’s day job at Comte Armand. A group of three growers who pool their experience are sharing small facilities with a logistics/label company. Starting in 2007 they took part of the old winery of Jaboulet-Vercherre, built in… Read More
Grand Cru, Remington Norman
2010, Kyle Cathie Subtitled: The great wines of Burgundy through the perspective of its finest vineyards. The second book ‘by’ Remington Norman in 2010. The first was actually Charles Taylor’s reworking of Norman’s largely ground-breaking 1992 work, ‘The Great Domaines of Burgundy‘. This book is in the format of… Read More