Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
investing in wine?
Today at Decanter.com http://www.decanter.com/specials/104729.html Before I make any complaints let us be clear: there is a lot of useful/good advice in “Decanter’s wine investment guide in association with Berry Bros. & Rudd” Now I’ve said that let me take one excerpt from this ‘advice’: Investment grade wine is also… Read More
the result – musigny, richebourg or chambertin
And the winner is – the one and only Mr Tom Blach ! Bouchard’s Chambertin today only has an average vine age of 25 years – I’m not sure about in 1998. The vines are on the Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin border and on average there are much less than the… Read More
musigny, richebourg or chambertin? #1
I decided it’s time to pull out a trio of long-term grand crus this week just to see what’s cooking in the cellar. One with relatively poor reviews, one that courts controversy and one that you hardly ever see. I think I’ll play a game with you again and… Read More
New York with friends
Yesterday I started out from the red-brick station of Wilmington Delaware; almost 2 hours in the relative darkness of the ‘quiet carriage’, and 40 pages of the latest John le Carre later, my train arrived at Penn Station. New York is so vibrant, it can be grubby, high-tech, friendly or… Read More
the results of the game
My ScoreGroup ScoreThe WineWine 219.2518.02004 Fourrier, Griotte-ChambertinWine 1119.019.01999 Hudelot-Noellat, Romanée Saint-VivantWine 819.018.32002 Hudelot-Noellat, Vosne 1er Les SuchotsWine 1419.017.72004 Fourrier, Gevrey 1er, Clos St.JacquesWine 718.7518.12004 Geantet-Pansiot, Charmes-ChambertinWine 1518.518.62003 Guyon, EchézeauxWine 1318.2517.82004 Haegelen-Jayer, Clos de VougeotWine 518.017.92001 Armand Rousseau, ChambertinWine 918.017.72002 Tollot-Beaut, Corton-BressandesWine… Read More
the game part 1
Just to jog your memory, the following wines make up our tasting you only have to guess which ones! 2004 Denis Bachelet, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Corbeaux 2004 Ponsot, Chapelle-Chambertin 2004 Haegelen-Jayer, Clos de Vougeot 2004 Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos St.Jacques 2004 Fourrier, Griottes-Chambertin 2004 Geantet-Pansiot, Charmes-Chambertin 2003 Cornu, Corton… Read More
a game for the next few days
I had a very ‘illuminating’ experience yesterday; 15 wines, many were grand crus and served in flights of three – but served blind – their identities were only revealed at the end, though we had the list upfront. 2004 Denis Bachelet, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Corbeaux 2004 Ponsot, Chapelle-Chambertin 2004… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were (in the main) really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were mainly drunk at home or at organised dinners between July 2006 – which averaged well over 30°C so plenty of… Read More