Last weekend’s wines…
An interesting comparison: 1999 JF Mugnier, Chambolle-Musigny Hmm, the colour is still good but what’s this aroma? Yes, a little brett… It cleans up just a little in the glass but my hopes of this previously ugly duckling transforming into a swan seem to be dashed. But. Read More
2024 today – subtitled, the cold and the rain !!
Monday 22 April 2024 – Pinot flowers forming in villages Chassagne… I think that now is a good time to turn our attention to the 2024 vintage. Vintages ending in a 4 have not had the greatest run of publicity; 2014 is an unheralded vintage but was… Read More
Boursot Père et Fils – 2022
Tasted in Chambolle-Musigny with Romaric & Romuald Boursot, 14 November 2023. Domaine Boursot Père et Fils 8 Rue de la Fontaine 21220 Chambolle-Musigny Tel: +33 3 80 62 80 82 www.boursotpereetfils.com Domaine Instagram More reports… Read More
Cassiopée – 2022
Tasted in Sampigny-lès-Maranges with Talloulah Mathurin, 18 July 2023 Domaine de Cassiopée 3 Rue de la Mairie 71150 Sampigny-lès-Maranges Such a young domaine – created in only 2020 – yet, despite having no website of their own, already with a formidable online presence if a simple Google search… Read More
2021 Red Burgundy Part 2 – Côtes de Beaune & Nuits
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1: The Côte de Beaune – November 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 2: The Côte de Nuits – December 2022 (Here) 2021 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2023 29 March 2021 – 28°C – One week… Read More
clos de vougeot/citeaux auction – and the results were…
Following on from this report, and tasting here. And so, on Saturday evening, came the end of the almost week-long auction to benefit the Abbey of Citeaux. The proceeds of the sale totalling totalling €797,750 / $870,000… The highest prices went to wines… Read More
the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux
In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
2020 Red Burgundy
2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte d’Or – December 2021 2020 Red Burgundy Part 2: Beaujolais – February 2022 Beaune 1er Belissand 21 August 2020… What about the 2020 reds in the Côte d’Or? 2018-2020 are a trio of, historically, hot… Read More
20-August-20 – harvesting day 1 (at my home domaine)
Echézeaux – 20 Aug 2020 Yesterday saw the early harvesters – or more their early parcels – at work across Burgundy; Chablis, Mâconnais and Beaujolais, not just the producers in the Côte de Beaune. The Côte de Nuits still seems to have much time available; today… Read More