14th september – fin – almost…
This will be the last ‘active’ note related to the 2007 Burgundy grape harvest, as by Monday the vendanges will be overwhelmingly over. A few additional summaries from growers will appear as they become available. The weather has held up brilliantly over the last two weeks – though the temperature… Read More
8th september – whole clusters anybody?
What didn’t make it into the cuvée Today at the home domaine it’s villages Vosne-Romanée and Charmes-Chambertin on the triage table. Whereas the Charmes looks ‘okay’, the Vosne looks excellent – so much so that the vieilles-vignes have been separated into another cuvée and are going into the… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted (1er + GC)
Regional Wines (11) Villages Wines (28) Premier Cru Wines (76) Grand Cru Wines (25) 1er CRU WINES 1997 d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs (Magnum) A soft, sweet and much redder fruited nose than the last bottles. The palate is medium intensity, coming… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family between March and August 2007. There main exception in these pages are that the majority of the 1997’s were tasted at a large gathering in Beaune in… Read More
Gevrey-Chambertin: Village Profile
This page: A village profile – Page 2: An a-z of grand crus – Page 3: An a-z of 1er crus Head south from Dijon, and the urban sprawl begins to make-way for vineyards in the area of Chênove. Very soon, and on your right-hand side, you… Read More
bivb: new appellations plus champy grows
Although Pierre Meurgey of Champy had previously told Allen Meadows that he had signed a contract to farm the appellations formerly exploited by Domaine Carré-Courbin, it is only just now officially announced via the BIVB that Maison Champy has taken over half of the ~10 hectare Beaune-based Carré-Courbin… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
Vougeraie: A vertical of Clos de la Prieuré
Today it is Pierre Vincent who is in charge at the Doamine de la Vougeraie and is ably assisted by Amandine Terrier. Amandine has been with Vougeraie for a little over 1 year, Pierre is a more recent recruit from Boisset’s Jaffelin ‘brand’ where he made some very nice 2004’s. Read More
Boisset Jean-Claude – 2005
For close to the full two and a half hours’ journey-time to Nuits St.Georges it rained, then it rained some more. What with that rain and a 9:30am first appointment I was sorely in need of some kind of ‘pick-me-up’ – my rendevous with Grégory Patriat turned out to… Read More