Profile: Latour-Giraud
Tasted in Meursault with Jean-Pierre Latour, 23 October 2019 Domaine Latour-Giraud 6 Route D974 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 21 43 www.domaine-latour-giraud.com Domaine Latour-Giraud has been located in these buildings on the route nationale in Meursault since the 1830s. The origins of the… Read More
Paul Pernot – 2018
Tasted 23 October, 2019 in Puligny with Alvina and Michel Pernot, of-course, pictured with a visit from the patriarch, Paul. Domaine Pernot Paul et Ses Fils 7 Place du Monument 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 35 www.domaine-pernot.com (not yet… Read More
Profile: Jean-Charles Fagot
Tasted in Corpeau with Jean-Charles, 23 October 2019. Domaine Jean-Charles Fagot 5 Rue de l’Église 21190 Corpeau Tel: +33 3 80 21 30 24 /domaine-viticole/ Jean-Charles is responsible for a domaine of 3 hectares though with his contracts, the range of wines… Read More
Vincent Latour – 2018
Tasted in Meursault with Vincent Latour, 04 November 2019. Domaine Vincent Latour 6 Rue du 8 Mai 1945 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 22 49 www.domaine-vincentlatour.com Vincent on 2019: “This year was complicated by the fact… Read More
2019 Burgundy – the vintage weather
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s not just about the harvest, there are many factors that can influence a harvest, going right back to the growing season and harvest from the previous year: October 2018 The hot and dry summer of 2018 rolled on into… Read More
2019 Burgundy – the Mont Blanc Vintage…
This was my 16th consecutive harvest in Burgundy – triaging the grapes of multiple villages. I believe that this, together with questioning the winemakers, is the best balance of first-hand and third-party input required to comment on the vintage: All vintages that end with a 9 are… Read More
mark’s vosne harvest – day 8
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee - Vendange Day Eight, Thurs 24th Sept 2019
The last official working day of the 2019 vendange for the picking team and one with a difference, in location, for the majority of the day at least. I was, at last, to also find out today why we hadn’t, to my slight frustration cum disappointment, picked any of the domaine’s Vosne premier crus, nor Savigny or Pommard vines – but that came much later in the day so hang on a little !
The first absolute confirmation I think now I had that today was indeed to be our collective last day came from fellow snorer room mate, and other sub team leader/chauffeur/porteur, Jean-Claude1, who mentioned it as we roused ourselves. In the same conversation the other member of our room triumvirate, Jean-Claude2, mentioned he’d be ‘shooting off’ later ( I understood at the end of the working day) & was gone after lunch, without staying for the Paulee (first tangible mention I’d heard of that also) as he was meeting his daughter somewhere else in France that evening. Read More
the return of the mark – the vosne harvest part 1
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Intro 18th Sept 2019 Bonjour tout le monde 😊 – and Bill 😉. Apologies again this year for the late harvest reporting – tech issues once more beyond my control (wi-fi key related, not my fault m’lud!), only resolved too… Read More
Albert Morot – 2017
Tasted in Beaune with Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry, 21 July 2019. Domaine Albert Morot 20 Avenue Charles Jaffelin 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 35 39 www.albertmorot.fr This domaine has organic certification since 2015, producing 95% red wine from predominantly… Read More