Profile: Château de Chamirey
Tasted in Mercurey with Amaury Devillard, 18 November 2018. Château de Chamirey Rue du Château, 71640 Mercurey Tel: +33 3 85 45 21 61 www.chamirey.com The Château de Chamirey is actually home to a number of domaines, each keeping their own label… Read More
Profile: Rougeot Père et Fils
Tasted in Meursault with Pierre-Henri Rougeot, 11 October 2019. Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils 6, rue André Ropiteau 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 20 59 www.domainerougeot.com Previously known as Domaine Marc Rougeot, it is now Marc’s son, Pierre-Henri who is… Read More
a bottle or two…
Just to show that I haven’t been ignoring my responsibilities these last couple of weeks – here’s the majority of bottles pulled from my own cellar in that time. I hold almost no notes in my head, but the basic impressions remain: The Armand Volnay was 2017, actually a… Read More
the return of the mark – the vosne harvest part 1
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Intro 18th Sept 2019 Bonjour tout le monde 😊 – and Bill 😉. Apologies again this year for the late harvest reporting – tech issues once more beyond my control (wi-fi key related, not my fault m’lud!), only resolved too… Read More
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
Profile: Maison Fatien
Tasted in Beaune with Charly Fatien, 21 May 2019. Maison Fatien Père & Fils 15, rue Sainte Marguerite 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 82 83 www.maison-fatien.com Situated deep in the historic old town of Beaune is one of those very… Read More
Château de Marsannay – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay with Sylvain Pabion, 23 April 2019. Château Marsannay 2 Rue des Vignes 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 51 71 11 www.chateau-marsannay.com The approach here is a blend of organic and biodynamic preparations, plenty of investment too. 45 cuvees… Read More
Bruno Clair – 2018 + 2017
Tasted in Marsannay with Philippe Brun and Bruno Clair, 24 April 2019. Domaine Bruno Clair 5 Rue du Vieux Collège 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 28 95 www.bruno-clair.com I tasted here the same day as I visited Cécile Tremblay –… Read More
Collotte – 2017
Tasted with Isabelle Collotte in Marsannay-la-Côte, 24 April 2019. Earl Collotte 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 9 63 50 33 42 Isabelle on 2018: “2018 was good for us – very hot and dry in the summer. The vinifications started well, and we… Read More