2018 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes – whites
It is surprising (to me!) that much less than one-third of the the production of Bourgogne Hautes Côtes is white. There is a little rosé too – in 2019 much more in Nuits with 35 hl than Beaune with 2 hl – though as you see, the total is only… Read More
2018 Bourgogne Côte d’Or
Bourgogne Côte d’Or is a very new label – 2017 was the first vintage. As the recognition of this new label improves, one may have expected the volume of production to rapidly increase – but in 2019 it fell back. It turns out that this was… Read More
AOC Ruchottes-Chambertin
Map Category Grand Cru appellation since 31/07/1937. Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or: Gevrey-Chambertin Climats classed as premier cru None – it is all grand cru. There are two internal climats – Ruchottes du Bas and Ruchottes du Dessus, this latter climat containing the more visible Clos des Ruchottes,… Read More
AOC Chablis Grand Cru
Category Grand Cru appellation since 13/01/1938 There is one single appellation – Chablis Grand Cru – the individual climats do not have individual/seperate AOCs. Commune(s) of production Yonne. 1 commune: Chablis Climats classed as grand cru There are seven official grand cru climats. An eigth ‘climat’ exists… Read More
Tasting with the Punition Collective
A tasting in Beaune, 11 March 2020 – during the last days that France remained open! I got there very early, before many producers had opened their bottles, so managed to leave before the crowds arrived. Domaine Francoise André Tasted with Lauriane André and Jerôme Despres. Domaine Françoise André… Read More
Beaujolais’ boys and girls come to Beaune….
In the ‘square’ of Romain Escoffier’s Table du Square in Beaune (right), and with an occasional interloper, the brave young producers of Beaujolais set up stall in the heart of the Côte d’Or during the week of Burgundy’s Grands Jours de Bourgogne. This tasting was not in the official programme… Read More
Bernard Jomain – 2018
Tasted in Charentay with Bernard Jomain, 11 February 2020. Domaine Bernard Jomain Lieu-dit La Valette 69220 Charentay Tel: +33 6 80 30 96 68 More reports for Domaine Bernard Jomain Bernard on 2019: “I lost a lot – let’s say 40% less… Read More
La Pirolette – 2018
Visited in St.Amour with Grégory Barbet, 13 February 2020. Domaine de la Pirolette Le Bourg 71570 St.Amour Bellevue Tel: +33 6 75 06 22 73 domainedelapirolette.com More reports for Domaine de la Pirolette Grégory on 2019: “A… Read More
Claire & Fabien Chasselay – 2018
Tasted in Châtillon d’Azergues with Claire, Fabien and Jean-Gilles Chasselay, 14 February 2020. Claire et Fabien Chasselay 123/127 Chemin de la Roche 69380 Châtillon d’Azergues Tel: +33 4 78 47 93 73 www.domaine-chasselay.com More reports for Domaine… Read More