Alex Gambal – 2016
Tasted with Alexandre Brault in Beaune, 15 December 2017. Maison Alex Gambal 14 Boulevard Jules Ferry 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 75 81 www.alexgambal.com Alexandre on 2017: “2017 was cool – we love 17! It was challenging as the Spring was… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 12 December, 2017. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2017: “2017 was an easy, if early, start to the season, but the end of April… Read More
Champy – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Dimitri Bazas, 06 December 2017. Maison Champy 3 Rue du Grenier À Sel 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 09 99 www.champy.com Dimitri on 2017: “2017 makes me happy – why? Because since 2009 it’s the first vintage… Read More
Bouchard Père et Fils – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Weber, December 05 2017. Bouchard Père et Fils 15 Rue du Château 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 80 24 www.bouchard-pereetfils.com Fred on 2017: “I’m very happy with 2017. A good vintage from a season that was favourable… Read More
Joseph Drouhin – 2016
Tasted in Beaune with Véronique Drouhin, 23 November 2017. Maison Joseph Drouhin 7 Rue d’Enfer 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 68 88 www.drouhin.com Véronique on 2016: “Prices are not going down this year, unfortunately! “The 2016 growing year had been… Read More
Château de Meursault 2 – 2016
Tasted in Meursault with Emmanuel Escutenaire and Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, 15 December 2017. Domaine de Château du Meursault Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 26 22 75 www.chateau-meursault.com Emmanuel on 2017: “2017 Of course we are really happy with the… Read More
Ambroise – 2016
Tasted in Premeaux with François Ambroise, 04 December 2017. Maison Ambroise 8, rue de l’Eglise 21700 Premeaux Prissey Tel: +33 3 80 62 30 19 www.ambroise.com François on 2017: “A lovely year. I think a year more for whites, as they had great maturity,… Read More
And 2015? – nearly 50 wines now bottled
Nice to see how the bottled wines now look – plenty of truly great reds, though much harder to find great whites – seemingly more success by domaine than by particular wines in the whites! The whites: 2015 De Villaine, Bouzeron A modest nose, quite tight. Full, saline, slowly… Read More
Vougeraie – 2016
Tasted in Premeaux with Sylvie Poillot and François Lecaillon, 14 November, 2017. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com The first tasting here since Pierre Vincent has moved-on to Domaine Leflaive. Read More