As the most northerly outpost of the Côte d’Or, Marsannay sits in the long shadow of Dijon. The hill of Marsannay forms a complex, clay-limestone (middle Jurassic) east-facing hillside that has many geological faults and is intersected by multiple Combes (side valleys). It is clearly consistent and continuous with… Read More

Tasted with Clément Boillot-Barthod in Chambolle-Musigny, 20 March 2017. Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils 4 Rue du Lavoir 21220 Chambolle-Musigny Tel: +33 3 80 62 80 16 Louis Boillot, as I’m sure you already know, is the husband of Ghislaine Barthod from Chambolle-Musigny. Louis started out with… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Jean-Pierre Confuron, 13 December 2016. Chanson Père et Fils 10 Rue du Collège/r Paul Chanson 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 97 97 www.vins-chanson.com Jean-Pierre on 2016: “In 2 to 3 words, what was left was very nice. Chablis… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Boris Champy, 12 December 2016. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The 2016 vintage… “2016? Well, Corton was good, Vosne-Romanée was superb and as for Chambolle-Musigny, there wasn’t much… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 30 November, 2016. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2016: “2016 – simply unfair! Massive differences between different places, hail as well as frost. It’s… Read More

Tasted with Alexandre Brault in Beaune, 30 November 2015. Maison Alex Gambal 14 Boulevard Jules Ferry 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 75 81 www.alexgambal.com Alexandre on 2016: “In 2016 we were not very lucky, though of-course some people were even less… Read More

Tasted in Premeaux with Pierre Vincent, 02 December, 2016. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com Pierre is moving on: I’m not (knowingly) breaking any embargo here, despite having seen… Read More

Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Jérôme Galeyrand, 28 November 2016. Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand 16 Rue de Gevrey 21220 Saint-Philibert Tel: +33 3 80 34 39 69 Jérôme on 2016: “The 2016s were placed in barrel last week. The frost was a catastrophe – I lost almost… Read More

Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Laurent Ponsot, 16 Novemeber 2016. Domaine Ponsot 21 Rue de la Montagne 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 32 46 www.domaine-ponsot.com Laurent on 2016: “Of-course we had the problem of frost, and now I have wines from… Read More