ramonet 2009 bourgogne pinot noir – plus drc 09
Okay; this is the last of my 09 Bourgogne Rouge excursion – for a while anyway. Time to revisit a favourite and put it into context with the other 09s recently ‘downed’. 2009 Ramonet, Bourgogne Pinot Noir ‘Nomacorked’. This… Read More
across the spectrum…
More comment (grist) to the mill. Hopefully these will be last words from me for a while on this carbuncle on the face of an old friend… Yes Spectrum did indeed fire out some hastily written words about their amazing quality control, they are even prepared to… Read More
spectrum wine auction: corney & barrow respond…
It’s worth pointing out that Corney & Barrow – the UK agents for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – have taken the unusual step of publishing a press release this evening with regard to the Spectrum Wine Auction that happens tomorrow – you remember, the one with the dodgy label(s)… Read More
birds, bottles and links…
It’s the same every year; the orange berries on this tree are completely ignored until we have a severe frost – the frost can be January or it can be like yesterday’s -15°C – then the mistle thrushes appear and devour them all. They patiently wait in the higher… Read More
In Search of Pinot Noir, Benjamin Lewin MW (2011)
In Search of Pinot Noir, Benjamin Lewin MW (2011) 2011, Vendange Press. Benjamin Lewin is starting out on the road to be the prolific wine-book writer of our times – not bad considering he only published his first book two years ago; and no, I’m not including the… Read More
what’s new this week…
A few new infos from the BIVB, plus Andrew Jefford falling under the spell of the Clos de Tart. How much wine, and where? The 2010 vintage has produced a total of 1,393,030 hectoliters in (greater) Burgundy (equivalent to 186 million bottles). This is 12.4% below the… Read More
Just so many wines…
Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st December 2010 and the end of March 2011. They are mainly 2009s and 2008s – I tasted lots of 2010s in this period, but far too early to make notes – there’s not much value telling you that Romanée-Conti… Read More
DRC – an angel looking down
In 2011 the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti moved into the spacious surroundings of the newly refurbished cuverie of the monks of St.Vivant. This (now) impressive building sits right across from the church in the centre of Vosne-Romanée and was for years the resting-place the domaine’s maturing barrels. The large courtyard… Read More
@betanmich versus @sucklingpig…
Got to have some sympathy with Michel Bettane here. I guess His-RMP-ness of Monkton might have been a long-time exception, but he never rocked the boat or caused problems as he wasn’t out to scoop anyone; of-course that’s not @sucklingpig’s game. The current situation is heading for a… Read More