Albert Joly – 2016
Tasted in Puligny with Sylvie Prevot-Joly and Gilles Gerard, 11 October, 2017. Domaine Albert Joly Rue des Creux de Chagny 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 30 29 On the 2017 vintage: “In 2017 we started late in Puligny – the 7th of September –… Read More
Paul Pernot – 2016
Tasted 09 October in Puligny with Paul Pernot, his son Michel and grand-daughter Alina. Domaine Pernot Paul et Ses Fils 7 Place du Monument 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 35 It’s a few years since I last tasted at this domaine, but optically, nothing… Read More
François Mikulski – 2016
Tasted in Meursault with François Mikulski, 06 October 2017. François Mikulski Earl 7 Route Nationale 74 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 25 11 www.domainemikulski.fr François on 2017: “I’m happy with 2017. We lost a little of our bourgogne from the… Read More
Matrot – 2016
Tasted in Meursault with Adèle and Elsa Matrot, 06 October 2017. Domaine Matrot Thierry et Pascale Matrot 12 rue de Martray 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 20 13 www.matrot.com On 2017: “We were almost in the first wave of harvesters… Read More
2017 Vintage – what we know in 2017 – and a few pointers…
This was my 14th 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. If the frosted 2016 vintage was seemingly a case of quality… Read More
2017 Vintage Growing Season
I know that I say this every year(!) but 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: Autumn 2016. The harvest finished relatively late – for modern times – it… Read More
2017 harvest – 04 september
The Clos de Vougeot about 17h00 today. There’s a wave of new starters in the vines today and interestingly, a number of producers are noting that they are harvesting vineyards on exactly the same day as in 2015 – that will be a good comparison in the future. Read More
Saint Amour: Village Profile
Saint Amour Basics: AOC – Since February 1946 AOC Area – 320 hectares Allowed Yields – 58 Hl/ha Allowed Colours – Red only (White bottled as Beaujolais Blanc) Allowed Grapes – Gamay Noir with up to a maximum of 15% ‘others’ including: Aligoté,… Read More
it’s (practically) here – burgundy’s 2017 harvest time – 3, 2, 1, go!
The weekend was stormy in many parts of France, some wine-growing areas had hail – Champagne for instance – fortunately none was reported in Burgundy, in fact many producers were happy to see a little rain. A few early pickers were already in the vines last week – Olivier… Read More