vaudoisey-creusefond 2010 pommard croix blanche
2010 Vaudoisey-Creusefond, Pommard Croix Blanche This started way too unripe and acidic – or so it seemed. I ate something and there seemed better, indeed acceptable balance. The nose is high-toned with occasional flashes of perfect red fruit. Eventually… Read More
le moine versus de croix
No, I know that wine is not a competition, but with chance to compare two bones what’s a dog to do? 2007 Lucien Le Moine, Beaune 1er Les Avaux The nose starts as pure oak but needs only a… Read More
A few recent bottles…
The last bottles while harvesting and this weekend’s modest triplet, dovetailed together… 2023 Matrot, Meursault This domaine has slipped from my list of visits – I suppose mainly because the wines were always ‘okay’ but not more – but… Read More
Prefacing the 2026 harvest…
“Why prefacing – it’s almost done isn’t it?” Not at all, the harvest is not yet halfway through – and I only start my harvest on Monday – in the Côte de Beaune. Those reports will come daily, but unfortunately not in the old, inimitable style of sadly missed… Read More
The 2024 Burgundy vintage & its wines…
It started cold: Right, Chablis Les Pargues January 2024…The greatest wines of this tasting campaign… The Podium, roughly alphabetically… Bachelet-Monnot – 2024 Etienne Sauzet – 2024 Perrot-Minot – 2024 Samuel Billaud – 2024 Other Podium Contenders: Buisson-Charles – 2024 Boris Champy – 2024 de Montille – 2024 de Vogüé –… Read More
The Early 2025 Burgundy Vintage Report
Comtes Lafon – finishing their white harvest before the rain. 22 August 2025… It’s much too early to discuss individual wines – many of which have not finished all of their fermentations – but we can make many comparisons to how the vintage played out versus 2024: In Summary If… Read More
Antonin Guyon – 2023
Tasted in Savigny-lès-Beaune 17 June 2025 with Hombeline Guyon. Domaine Antonin Guyon 2 Rue de Chorey 21420 Savigny-lès-Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 67 13 24 www.guyon-bourgogne.com More reports with Domaine Antonin Guyon Hombeline on 2024: “2024 brought 70% losses, which for us is worse than in 2021. Volnay and Meursault… Read More
Last week, with a Beaune focus…
Last week, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Domaine des Croix – doesn’t time fly !! David put together a celebratory day which started with a look at the terroirs of Beaune. Of course, it was mainly illustrated by the wines of his own domaine, but he extended his… Read More
Albert Morot – 2022
Tasted in Beaune with Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry, 11 October 2023, image from 2022. Domaine Albert Morot 20 Avenue Charles Jaffelin 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 35 39 www.albertmorot.fr Domaine Instagram… Read More