Domaine Vincent et Denis Berthaut (Fixin)
Tasted in Fixin with Amélie Berthaut, 16 July 2014. Domaine Vincent et Denis Berthaut 9 Rue Noisot 21220 Fixin Tel: +33 3 80 52 45 48 www.domaine-berthaut.com I’m sure that most of you will remember my enthusiasm for this domaine, in my book I called… Read More
returning to ‘normality’
Sunday was a special day for many Burgundians with a (rather large) party to celebrate 35 years together for Becky and Russell Hone and their Le Serbet business. Maybe there have never been so many Burgundians and honorary Burgundians enjoying a day together like this. It was a little… Read More
Burgundy Reports
A Burgundy Report EXTRA! subscription costs 85 Swiss Francs per year. Subscribe to Burgundy Report See what you’re missing, below… The 2019 Reports: March 2019All Styles:New names from Chablis2017 Beaujolais Blanc & Irancy, screw-caps & more…… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were mainly drunk with food, friends and family, between October 2012 and mid-December 2012 – so as you can imgine, not a massive list as it’s only a few weeks since the last report. I would have liked… Read More
Nuits Saint Georges: Village Profile
Despite having no Grand Crus to call its own, Nuits appended the name of its most important vineyard, Les St.Georges, on the 10th May 1892 to become Nuits-Saint-Georges – before that it was described as Nuits-sous-Beaune. When the railway came in 1849 the station here was… Read More
A tasting of the monopoles of Premeaux-Prissey
The monopoles of Premeaux-Prissey are discussed in a little detail here, so on this page I will largely leave you with my general impressions – plus the notes of-course. Our format for this tasting was quite simple: Three tables of wine (later augmented with a 4th for… Read More
The others tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between November 2011 and April 2012… Regional Wines (9) Villages Wines (23) Premier Cru Wines (37) Grand Cru Wines (9) REGIONAL WINES 2009 Domaine de Bellene, Bourgogne Maison… Read More
camus 1998 chambertin
You may remember that I was mildly surprised by how good (or at least not bad) the quality of the Camus wines were: Well as the 2010 En-Primeurs are being rolled out, you might find you can buy this Chambertin for less than some ‘worthy’ producer’s villages Vosne,… Read More
le weekend…
Just a few notes from a lovely, sunny weekend. We were holed up in the Mâconnais village of St.Gengoux-le-National – which used to be le-Royal before the revolution – very picturesque and calm, the area is dotted with pretty little château. I can only think of one complaint; a… Read More