2016+2015(+) Almost 50 Saint Amours – tasted blind…
48 wines, tucked up in their little jackets and tasted blind on 06 July 2017 in Villefranche… Together with Julienas, St.Amour is the most northerly of the Beaujolais Crus – tread a few metres more to the north and you are in the Mâconnais. I chose this tasting… Read More
Romanée-Conti – 2024
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with Chef de Cave, Alexandre Bernier, 17 November 2025. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1 Place de l’Église 21700 Vosne-Romanée www.romanee-conti.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Alexandre Bernier has been with the domaine for 16 years and took on the role of Chef de… Read More
Romanée-Conti – 2023
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with Bertrand de Villaine, 30 October 2024. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1 Place de l’Église 21700 Vosne-Romanée www.romanee-conti.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine de la Romanée-Conti On 2024: “The first attack was the coulure and then the few graoes that were left were then attacked by… Read More
A couple of wines…
Getting the old taste buds back into action !! 2020 Chablisienne, Chablis 1er Montmains This was great wine – pre-bottling – I ordered a dozen. After taking delivery, it was obvious from the first bottle I opened that there were pyrazines in here though – shit! This… Read More
a small bottle download…
weekend wines, week 34 2023
Well, that’s settled – my harvest in Beaune starts on Thursday 8th September. Now back to the wines 😉 2014 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Corton-Charlemagne A fine looking natural cork from Trescases Oops – but that’s a deep colour – plenty of brown here. The nose is obviously oxidative,… Read More
weekend 45 2022…
I missed telling you about a couple of nice ones at the weekend: 2017 Roland Lavantureux, Chablis Vauprin Plenty of colour here but there’s not even a hint of anything oxidative. Broad and fresh with a little caramel padding – the oak is still visible in this… Read More
weekend #31 2021 – some wines…
Three winners this weekend… 2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine, Corton Clos du Roi Hmm, this is a 2008 but one with no lack of aromatic depth or concentration. There’s the first impression of some sous-bois in the mix together with a beautiful floral width – that’s lovely. In the mouth… Read More
2018 Beaune – a large blind tasting
Tasted in Beaune, 02 March 2021 I find it’s too easy to let the worst of a particular vintage colour your impressions of a vintage as a whole – call it a lasting caricature of a vintage. Because I usually finish my tour of the new wines… Read More