Jane Eyre – 2020
Tasted with Jane Eyre in Cissey, 18 October 2021. Maison Jane Eyre 3 Rue du Château Hameau de Cissey 21190 Merceuil Tel: +33 6 72 81 43 13 More reports with Maison Jane Eyre After a few years of winemaking at the… Read More
GEST – and the preservation of old vines
The Groupement d’Etude et de Suivi des Terroirs, GEST, can be translated as the Terroir study and monitoring Group. Formed in 1995 as a non-profit organisation, GEST is a group of over 100 vigneron(ne)s who are looking not just to the study of terroir but… Read More
Michel Niellon – 2019
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Lucie Coutoux, 30 September 2020. Domaine Michel Niellon Le Haut des Champs 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 24 70 17 Othe reports for Domaine Michel Niellon Lucie on 2020: “It was nice; an easy winter… Read More
the covid-compatible stormclouds over Burgundy…
The storm clouds gather: Beaune yesterday… It’s already a couple of weeks since we lost the 2021 St.Vincent, planned for Puligny-Montrachet, Blagny and Corpeau. In our new reality it seems to be mainly the larger, event-style, tastings that are currently being cancelled. Read More
marko’s harvest diary 03-Sep-20 – (the real) day one
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Day One, Thurs 3rd Sept 2020 Decent sleep in my sole occupier room on basic single bed after the long travelling to get here. I was up and about by 6.30 a.m. not sure what time precisely the ‘action’ would start. Read More
Château de La Chaize – 2018
Tasted in Odenas with Boris Gruy, 05 February 2020. Château de La Chaize 69460 Odenas Tel: +33 04 74 03 41 05 www.chateaudelachaize.com More reports for Château de La Chaize The rate of change at this estate is bewildering;… Read More
mark’s vosne harvest – day 8
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee - Vendange Day Eight, Thurs 24th Sept 2019
The last official working day of the 2019 vendange for the picking team and one with a difference, in location, for the majority of the day at least. I was, at last, to also find out today why we hadn’t, to my slight frustration cum disappointment, picked any of the domaine’s Vosne premier crus, nor Savigny or Pommard vines – but that came much later in the day so hang on a little !
The first absolute confirmation I think now I had that today was indeed to be our collective last day came from fellow snorer room mate, and other sub team leader/chauffeur/porteur, Jean-Claude1, who mentioned it as we roused ourselves. In the same conversation the other member of our room triumvirate, Jean-Claude2, mentioned he’d be ‘shooting off’ later ( I understood at the end of the working day) & was gone after lunch, without staying for the Paulee (first tangible mention I’d heard of that also) as he was meeting his daughter somewhere else in France that evening. Read More
mark’s vosne harvest – day 5
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Day Five, Mon 23rd Sept 2019 I suppose I could ‘sub title’ this day’s words as ‘Apres la Deluge’ or similar ! Day Five might otherwise be encapsulated as a.m NSG Village/Morey-St-Denis p.m – the latter notably interesting for your’s truly… Read More
mark’s vosne harvest – day 2
Domaine Michel Noellat et Fils, Vosne-Romanee – Vendange Day Two 20th Sept 2019 After an ‘interesting’ first day, in more ways than one, Day Two opened with the ‘senior’ (in terms of number of vendanges) Jean-Claude room mate asking me if I’d slept well. I hadn’t actually, finding the bed… Read More