de vogüé 2005 bonnes-mares…
The only rule about burgundy wines is that the exceptions are unending; clearly one shouldn’t open high-class 05 Grand Crus now – or should you…? I well remember the domaine at one time serving this after their Musigny VV – and it was justified, the wine having an unbelievable… Read More
The Pearl of the Côte, Allen D. Meadows
2010, BurghoundBooks.com A note in the postbox; there’s a package to collect! And what a package; a Fedex ‘Large Box’, expertly packed with heavy duty bubble-wrap – there’s no sparing the CO2 here – unless it’s preserved in the bubbles! But the large, heavy book slides out in immaculate… Read More
wow – erobertparker…
I just checked, but it’s not April 1st. I considered it superfluous before – but let me know – should Burgundy-Report have it’s own forum? On second thoughts I might have to do more work – a lingering death for wine-bulletin boards? Well given the reach of that site, comment… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between mid-December 2009 and mid-April 2010. Regional Wines (7) Villages Wines (11) Premier Cru Wines (25) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL WINES 2005 David Clark, Bourgogne Au Pelson… Read More
2006 Potel Nicolas Criots Bâtard-Montrachet
This was a replacement for the previous bottle that was corked. Only in its last 20 minutes did it show any aromatic depth (it was decanted 2 hours before serving), but its supple, brooding approach and achingly long finish were enough to convince. Share this:… Read in the Note Finder
snow and wine…
’twas the annual weekend pilgrimage to Klosters for my pre race ‘training’. Training consisted of a first night of 2001 Girardin, Puligny Combettes – a wine of gunflint and latent savoury oak, lean yet still balanced. The oak… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2009 and the end of July 2009. 70 bottles are listed here, but there are another 155 dotted through this Summer Report that it didn’t make sense to list… Read More
1997 Bouchard Père et Fils Le Corton
Medium colour. The nose starts with a herby top-note and a little meat below, it slowly develops a sweeter core of spiced plums. In the mouth this is full of dimension and some reasonable tannin too – the flavour is slightly savoury and inflected with coffee. Good sweetness and no… Read in the Note Finder
1997 le corton bouchard père et fils
Bouchard Père et Fils Le Corton Bought way back in 2000 when Sotheby’s had a sale of old Bouchard Père vintages, for what I thought a bargain at £170 direct for BP&F. In storage since then, here is it’s first outing – time to see if it was really a… Read More