Louis Jadot – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 30 November, 2016. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2016: “2016 – simply unfair! Massive differences between different places, hail as well as frost. It’s… Read More
Chevrot – 2015
Tasted in Cheilly with Pablo Chevrot, 16 November, 2016. Domaine Chevrot et Fils 19 Route de Couches 71150 Cheilly-lès-Maranges Tel: +33 3 85 91 10 55 www.chevrot.fr Pablo on 2016: “Lots of frost in some places, though generally not too much here in… Read More
Parent – 2015
Tasted with Anne Parent in Pommard, 15 November 2016. Domaine Anne et Catherine Parent 3 rue de la Métairie 21630 Pommard Tel: +33 3 80 22 15 08 www.domaine-parent.com Anne on 2016: “Yum, yum! But we lost 65%! Though the largest losses were… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2015
Tasted in Gilly les Citeaux with Mark Haisma, 14 November 2016. Mark Haisma Lot 4, Parc d’Activités “La Petite Champagne” 21640 Gilly les Citeaux www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark is now in his new premises, just a stone-throw away from Vougeot – well, a stone-throw if you have… Read More
Camille Giroud – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 07 November, 2016. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65 www.camillegiroud.com (inactive) David on 2015: “2015 – the expectations are easy – high! Potentially the very best vintage I’ve seen… Read More
harvest day 12 – 3-oct-2016
The aftermath of lots of Santenay… That was a day! And a Santenay day, at that. Our triage table started rolling at 08h30, it stopped at 19h00 – the cleaning wasn’t finished until 21h00… To be honest, it was a hard day’s work, because (at least) our parcels… Read More
Pierre Gelin – 2012
Tasted in Fixin, with Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin the 10 March 2016. Domaine Pierre Gelin 22 Rue de la Croix Blanche 21220 Fixin Tel: +33 3 80 52 45 24 www.domaine-pierregelin.fr This property was created in 1925 by Pierre Gelin. Today it is Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin who… Read More
Bourgogne Rosés for summer 2016 – Pinot vs Gamay
There were two tastings in 3 days – 06+08 June 2016 – the first in Beaune and the second in Villefranche (Beaujolais). Who would come out on top – northern Burgundy or southern Burgndy? I looked at the current commercial vintage, which of-course largely means 2015 – though there are… Read More
David-Beaupère
Tasted with Louis-Clement David-Beaupère in Julienas, 17 May 2016. Domaine David-Beaupère La Bottière 69840 Juliénas Tel: +33 9 75 92 61 19 http://louisclementdavidbeaupere.blogspot.ch/ I was expecting to meet (probably) David Beaupère, but actually I was missing a hyphen in my itinerary, those are… Read More