wind, sun, rain and fog – a normal autumn in beaune
Wednesday morning in Aloxe-Corton… I haven’t yet posted any pics of this week so far – truth be told it’s been quite miserable this week so far, except for Monday and Tuesday afternoon. On Monday the mercury (not the wine) hit 22°C and there was a strong wind… Read More
The 2018 Burgundy 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 2017 Many days in October exceeded the temperature of the second… Read More
marko’s burgundy vendange day ten…
Arlaud Vendange Day 10, Wednesday 12th September 2018 By now it was definite that we’d finish Thursday, although how far into Thursday, and what was left to do, weren’t clear. There was also an odd mention of a post finish Paulee celebration (but not ‘that kind of paulee were one… Read More
the return of the marko…
Day 1 – 6am… Arlaud Vendange Day One – Mon, 3rd Sept 2018 Actually should have been a post travelling, prelude, day of rest BUT, atypically Arlaud, was a full on day from the outset – read on ! For this, my 9th Arlaud (11th vendange en… Read More
Cave Prestige 2018 – Les Blancs…
Apparently this is the 47th year that the BIVB have assembled their annual ‘cave prestige;’ the process consists of two tasting panels – a smaller one doing the first triage and larger group who provide the final thumbs up. For this, the 2018 version, they began… Read More
Jean Loron – 2016
Tasted in Pontanevaux with Philippe Bardet (right) and Jean Pierre Rodet, 26 April 2018. Maison Jean Loron 1846 RN 6 71570 Pontanevaux Tel: +33 3 85 36 81 20 www.loron.fr A tasting of the Jean Loron single estates/wines that are vinified here in Pontanevaux. Read More
Les Aligoteurs
Tasted in Flagey-Echézeaux, 23 April 2018. Image courtesy https://aligoteurs.com/ I’ve never tasted anything in Flagey before – so why not over 70 Aligotés? The rain came on this particular Monday, and with it, only 16°C. Considering that the weekend had been over 25° then we… Read More
Côte de Beaune (and more south!)
Actually Côte de Beaune, plus a little Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais! Claudie Jobard 5 Route de Beaune 71150 Demigny Tel: +33 3 85 49 46 81 www.domaineclaudiejobard.fr Yes, you have met Claudie before, when not in her day-job as winemaker… Read More
Am I becoming an amphore-bore?
The red wine that I loved the most from the 2015 vintage was Domaine de la Pousse d’Or’s Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets – but not the standard cuvee – rather it was the wine that was raised in an 800 litre amphora. That small cuvee had a clarity and… Read More