audras 2009 juliénas presitige
2009 Vincent Audras, Juliénas Prestige Lots of colour here – and younger colour than the previous 2010 from Mikulski! The nose starts really rather uninteresting which is in stark contrast to the palate which is bold, energetic and sweetly ripe-fruited. An hour is needed for the nose to… Read More
Emmanuel Sainson – 2023
Tasted in La Rochepot, 05 December 2024, with Emmanuel. Domaine Emmanuel Sainson 24 rue Saint Georges 21340 La Rochepot Tel: +33 7 82 51 06 24 Emmanuel’s Instagram Emmanuel is from the Sainson-Rossignol family in Volnay – he’s the cousin, for instance, of Nicolas Rossignol. His new vines in Beaujolais… Read More
les bottles de la weekend (week 20)
Vincent Audras, ‘Verigoude’ Viognier (Beaujolais) The producer thrust this bottle into my hand, after I told him I’d prefer just to taste just his reds – ‘try it over the weekend‘ he said. I’d already mentioned that I wasn’t the best person to review Viognier, as it isn’t… Read More
weekend corkscrew work – week 9 2018
Oedoria, Cremant, Extra-Brut From the Cave Cooperative of that name in Beaujolais, made with chardonnay. A modest but pure nose. Plenty of slightly rustic bubbles – it gets better with air as the CO2 calms. The flavour is excellent, wide and with a fine purity – totally… Read More