2013 Red Burgundy. What is it? & What value has it?
2013 Vintage Red Burgundy – The short summary:2013 red burgundy is, just like the whites of the same vintage – delicious – essentially the wines are Classic, & Proud To Be Classic.2009 is rounder and riper, 2010 has a little more tension, 2011 is less concentrated, 2012 is… Read More
Chevrot – 2013
Tasted in Cheilly with Pablo Chevrot, 23rd October, 2014. Domaine Chevrot et Fils 19 Route de Couches 71150 Cheilly-lès-Maranges Tel: +33 3 85 91 10 55 www.chevrot.fr Pablo on 2013: “Both colours had a poor yield – reds with 30 hl/ha and everything… Read More
de Courcel – 2013
Tasted in Pommard with Yves Confuron, 07 November, 2014. I forgot to take his picture… Domaine de Courcel Place de l’Eglise 21630 Pommard Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 64 www.domainedecourcel-pommard.fr Yves on 2013: “These are rare wines – yields were anywhere between 5… Read More
Camille Giroud – 2012
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, the 2nd October, 2014. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65+33 3… Read More
Domaine Thierry Richoux (Irancy)
Tasted in Irancy with Thierry Richoux, 11 June, 2014. Domaine Thierry Richoux 73 rue Soufflot 89290 Irancy Tel. +33 3 86 42 21 60 www.irancy.org This is a domaine that is 90% red wine – the remaining 10% is still tinged with red – it… Read More
Jean Fournier 2012
Tasted in Marsannay with Laurent Fournier, 28 April, 2014. Domaine Jean FOURNIER 29, rue du Château 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte +33 3 80 52 24 38+33 3 80 52… Read More
Pierre Bourée 2012
Tasted with Jean-Christophe Vallet in Gevrey-Chambertin, April 2014. About half of the red cuvées were already bottled here, the whites were all bottled in November. Their Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc is already sold out, but that’s because they had only 2 barrels instead of the usual 10! It’s always a bit of… Read More
30 Burgundies in London
Tasted in London, 14 May, 2014; a tasting hosted by wine-merchant, Private Cellar. Producer: Domaine Bertrand Marchard de Gramont (Nuits St.Georges) 2010 Bourgogne En Chaillots Virtually in the Nuits St.Georges villages area – but not quite. The nose… Read More
GJB: Mâcon Mayhem – 2012
All these 2012 wines were tasted in Beaune, 19 March, 2014. I have to say that this was an unexpectedly arduous task. To save your pain, and indeed, extra pain for me, I produced 1 ‘average’ tasting note that covers the majority of these wines. Of-course I will give you… Read More