2017 – Femmes et Vins
A gathering of a large number of the Femmes et Vins group of producers for their popular Exception’Elles tasting. This time in the Château de Montchat (right) in Lyon. Each of the producers was showing 4 wines, some even finishing with a contribution that was ‘a little’ older! 22 producers… Read More
catching up with the empty bottles…
Before I left for Piedmonte, I’d accumulated a lovely set of wines – I would/should say an exceptional group of wines. Where I can remember something, or indeed took a few crafty notes, a few words follow about them:… Read More
chästeilet, weekend wines (week 40 2018) and some happy producers…
#2017burgundyreport week 1 After my first full week of 2017 visits – see the happy, smiling, faces of the producers above – I returned home for a little relaxation: First there was my 10km Saturday morning jog from Lauterbrunnen up to Mürren with 960… 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
marko’s burgundy vendange day six…
Arlaud Vendange Day Six – Saturday, 8th Sept 2018 A largely Gevrey day here (excluding the already done first day Combottes). Morning started a little chilly with our return to finish Morey’s Aux Cheseaux from the previous evening. Our team numbers were enhanced by weekend availability which, for me, happily… Read More
marko’s burgundy vendange day five…
Arlaud Vendange Day 5 Friday 7th September Aligote x 2, Morey Villages (vers Roncevie), Vosne P-M, Morey Clos Solon, Morey Aux Cheseaux: Friday turned out to be another very warm day but in terroir & picking terms a very varied one. We ‘kicked off’ with two separate parcels… Read More
the 2018 vintage so far…(!)
Thunder, lightening, heavy rain and even the occasional rainbow in Morey St.Denis this afternoon. Well, it’s already April, and we have passed the the poisson d’avril so maybe it’s safe to ask about 2018… I was with Charles Lachaux in the torrential rain this morning,… Read More
Profile: Michel Niellon
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Michel Coutoux, 30 January 2018. Domaine Michel Niellon Le Haut des Champs 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 24 70 17 The family home of Michel Niellon with his ‘impossibly small cellars‘ (so described by Jasper Morris) remains in old Chassagne-Montrachet, but for… 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