2003 Leroy Chambolle-Musigny Les Fremières
Deep colour. The nose starts rather closed and meaty, only widening a little over its alloted time in the glass though the nose did eventually become a little more fruit-driven. Versus the Narbantons, this seems to have a better balance and seems less obviously extracted, though the first impression is… Read in the Note Finder
A Dinner-Date: Domaine Leroy
Domaine Leroy (Vosne-Romanée) – well would you turn down the chance to really drink (no ‘tasting’ here) 12 different bottles (2004-1966) with a wide selection of food at a Michelin-starred restaurant? No, neither would I The cost was actually less than a bottle of the ’66 Chapelle-Chambertin that we finished… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (Chambolle)
The Mugniers originally hailed from Dijon. A successful 1800’s ‘liquor’ business was their platform to purchase in 1863 the Château de Chambolle-Musigny; an impressive bourgeois residence in the village of Chambolle – the house also happened to come with a modest 4 hectares of vineyards – modest in size… Read More
random ruminations…
The Côte d’Or in winter: Take some dormant vines on a hillside, add a little snow here, add a little frost there – it can look so picturesque. The vineyards resemble old black and white lithographs from wood-cuts or the pencil lines on an artist’s sketchpad – but those photos… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! No slurping and spitting; these wines were (in the main) really drunk, and mostly at home with food and friends between July 2005 and October 2005. … Corkwatch: 4 from 104 = 3.8% for ‘corked’ – best result for a while, apart from 2 being… Read More
The Class of 2002
The Class of 2002 – Grand Crus White and red, the 2002 vintage was very well-received on release; the wines were judged accessible but not facile, a high average quality was generated – and not only by our usual friends at the better producers. Never being afraid to grasp the… Read More
08. The hierarchy of wines
Let us concentrate on the Côte d’Or: There are 4 potential ‘levels’ of wine which you can find in Burgundy, and one other that is interesting to discuss. Those levels are : Grand Cru Premier Cru Villages Regional An interesting topic to add, that I will finish with, is the… Read More
Roundup of wines tasted
No slurping and spitting; these wines were really drunk and predominantly at home with food and friends between March 2005 and June 2005. I have the feeling that I’ve had too many corked wines recently but the figures are not that much higher than normal – maybe it was… Read More
1996 Bachelet Denis Charmes-Chambertin
Very deep colour. The nose starts with a little pine and then beautiful intense red fruit – reminds me of the 99 de Vogüé Amoureuses – a superb ‘sniffers’ wine. The palate is young and athletic – too young – but very balanced. A wine in waiting, but aromatically wonderful. Read in the Note Finder