a loose moose – but not for long: faiveley, dufouleur and some musigny…
Due to the multiple news headlines of the weekend, you would be forgiven for having missed it, but this month, for the first time in many years, a chunk of Musigny changed hands. News of this transaction was broken by the Winespectator, just before the Hospices auction. Anyway,… Read More
summertime…
Vosne-Romanée this week… 36 degrees yesterday, and and practically the whole week with 30°C-plus. Sticky but glorious! Next week starts similarly but cools and becomes a little stormy – so they say anyway! It’s frankly perfect for the flowering as there’s not much wind and the temperature… Read More
just a few year-end bottles:
2010 Rebourgeon-Mure Volnay 1er Santenots Bright, with a pretty nose. Not a big burly… Read More
2012 Vintage – merchant tasting
A merchant tasting, by Gerstl, in Bern 03 June, 2014. All the wines were tasted in the order listed here. Where multiple vintages were offered, I tasted only the current (2012) vintage. Domaine Guyon 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Platières… Read More
Burgundy Reports
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Pascal Marchand – 2012s
Tasted with Pascal Marchand in Nuits St.Georges 30 Jan, 2014. I use Pascal’s name to head this list because everyone will know exactly who and what I mean. There were some wines previously described as Marchand-Tawse and now Pascal mentions only Domaine Tawes (but where does that put the… Read More
Alex Gambal – 2012s
Tasted with Alex Gambal in Beaune, 29, Jan 2014. The whites: 2012 Bourgogne Chardonnay The nose is both pretty and high-toned. Nice drive and density to the flavours, good overall balance too due to the lovely acidity. Really on… Read More
Top-table 2010 reds…
In November 2013 I a wonderful invitation to dinner, it was an exceptional opportunity to taste some of the great wines from the 2010 vintage with winemakers. With a twist, these were German winemakers – some very famous names – and nice people too. The venue was Mainz, just… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More