friday’s extra taste…


2014 JF Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Amoureuses What an open nose, slightly jammy but with a swathe of floral interest too. Filling the mouth, very fluid, melting; currently in a mineral phase, but how complex it is, just a couple of mm of textural cushioning and a tiny… Read More
Boursot Père et Fils – 2023
Tasted in Chambolle-Musigny with Romaric Boursot, 14 February 2025. 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 Romaric on 2024: “Certainly worse volumes than in 2016 and 2021 – it’s the lowest that we… Read More
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