Beaune: Village Profile
The town of Beaune itself is built on and from the stone of the surrounding hillsides, many ancient quarries are still visible as you walk through the Beaune hillsides. The name Beaune possibly comes from Belen, the Celtic god or Belena, the small river that traverses the city. Read More
Patrice Rion: 2010 Update (2007 + 2008s)
Visited 27.03.2010. For some reason, I don’t seem to visit Patrice Rion often enough. In reality I probably do, I suppose I just miss his studied observations and his quietly committed demenour. He is a winemaker whose wines I buy almost as regularly as anyones, though the vast… 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 mid-December 2009 and mid-April 2010. Regional Wines (7) Villages Wines (11) Premier Cru Wines (25) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL WINES 2005 David Clark, Bourgogne Au Pelson… Read More
Random ruminations…
My eighth Spring Report is quite a busy one – it’s amazing what you can pack in if seasonal colds desist! Firstly I have to thank Filip Verheyden (Belgian Wine Personality of the Year 2010 – apparently!) who is editor and publisher of Tong Magazine, for allowing me to… 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 August 2009 and mid-December 2009. Regional Wines (8) Villages Wines (19) Premier Cru Wines (28) Grand Cru Wines (17) REGIONAL WINES 2007 Albert Bichot, Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes… Read More
Bouchard père et fils: 2009 Update (2007s)
Tasting 7th December, with Philippe Prost: 2008s – ‘The vintage takes its time…’ some generics were bottled before harvest. ‘Bouzeron, Rully, Montagny 1er is done as is villages Meursault, the 1er cru Meursaults will follow…’ ‘Top maturity could be found in the Côte de Beaune, a more classic… Read More
Random ruminations…
The Market A trade source tells me that there are significant quantities of 2003, 2004 and 2006 that are still in the ‘pipeline’, and with hardly any 2007s sold, the coming 2008 en-primeur campaign could be very messy – that’s before you factor-in whether January will still be too… Read More
offer of the day – henry boillot 2008…
Okay, this is a subscription, so may not reflect merchant prices in another 6 months, but there is a trend that indicates that pricing must become nore realistic, or the winemaker doesn’t care for the vintage 😉 (2007 pricing in parantheses…) DOMAINE HENRI BOILLOT – millésime 2008 (Subscription)… Read More
mark – pernand-vergelesses day 4 friday 11th Sept
A few words on other matters before getting into Friday’s picking activities et al. One of the many things I have quickly come to love here is the view across the steep sided valley in which Pernand sits on one side – on the right heading up towards Echevronne. Domaine… Read More