2008 dubreuil-fontaine, pommard 1er epenots
2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Pommard 1er Epenots Medium, medium plus colour. The nose starts dense and unyielding; I had to wait about 2 hours before enjoyment set in, that enjoyment in the form of joyous red cherry, accented with raisins and… Read More
dubreuil-fontaine 2008 beaune 1er montrevenots…
You might notice a few names cropping up, time and again in the next days, reviewing purchases in the Côtes from last week. I think a few of us bought this wine – what a good start! 2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Beaune 1er Montrevenots… Read More
dubreuil-fontaine 2008 pernand 1er clos berthet
2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Clos Berthet The aromas are generous and all-enveloping – quite lovely. There is roundness and an acid-borne intensity that is perfectly balanced. Mouth-watering flavours linger in a good finish. Generous yet mineral, this is… Read More
2005 dubreuil-fontaine volnay
2005 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Volnay Dark colour. Concentrated red berry – so much so it’s like a sauce reduction. Clinical, clean lines – very linear but silken. Really good intensity and even an impression of flavour! Despite the note it… Read More
2005 dubreuil-fontaine volnay
2005 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Volnay This is a very good value wine, not only is it well priced for a villages wine, as we now know it also contains a significant amount of 1er cru grapes from Carelle Sous… Read More
Profile: Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine (Pernand)
Sat about halfway up the hillside village of Pernand-Vergelesses is the domaine of Dubreil-Fontaine. Christine is the 5th generation of the family since 1879, to run the domaine from Pernand. At 20 hectares and producing 20 different cuvées that cover all the hierarchy – it’s no small operation. Other than… Read More
2005 dubreuil-fontaine, corton-perrières
Bought, it now seems, for a ‘song’ at en-primeur time at a mere 39 Swiss francs per… 2005 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Corton-Perrières Limpid medium, medium-plus cherry red. The nose starts tight and unyielding. It slowly releases mocha/espresso high-notes and even over 2 hours remains stable without… Read More
A couple of wines…
Getting the old taste buds back into action !! 2020 Chablisienne, Chablis 1er Montmains This was great wine – pre-bottling – I ordered a dozen. After taking delivery, it was obvious from the first bottle I opened that there were pyrazines in here though – shit! This… Read More
a small bottle download…
