Profile: Guy Amiot
Tasted in Chassagne with Fabrice Amiot, 19 October 2017. Domaine Guy Amiot & Fils 13 Place du Grand Puits 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 45 63 81 31 www.domaine-amiot.com Domaine Guy Amiot & Fils is, today, managed by a 4th generation of winemakers… Read More
Anne et Pierre Morey, Morey-Blanc – 2016
Tasted in Meursault with Anne Morey, 18 October 2017. Domaine Pierre Morey 13 Rue Pierre Mouchoux 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 21 03 www.morey-meursault.fr Anne Morey on 2017: “You know, it’s harder to summarise an easy vintage than a… Read More
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