to be, or not to be, 2004…
I know, I know, ‘here we go again’ you are thinking. Well yes, and no… I’ve actually tried a few very good 2004s in the last days – I looked very hard at them, but found nothing amiss. So everything’s alright now say some. Hold your horses say… Read More
what to do on a friday?
Easy – visit Domaine Leflaive… The right road… The domaine with no nameplate – très discrete… Tanks to fit the curve of the cellar walls… Like this:Like Loading... Read More
mist, sun, barrels, horses, trees and sky…
It just felt like that kind of day! On my way through the mist to visit Le Grappin today, I even saw peoples’ breath steaming a little – it didn’t seem that cool, but apparently… The sun managed to break through quite early today, it was already sunny… Read More
Corton-Charlemagne 2012 – blind…
Before delving into the detail, it’s worth saying ‘what a great set of wines’ this was. I used my normal nomenclature (Rebuy: no – maybe – yes) converted to 0-2 points, plus my favourite wine getting 3 points, but there was nothing here that I wouldn’t enjoy sharing… 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
GJB: Grand Crus Blind – 2011+2008
Grands Maisons, Grand Crus at the Clos de Vougeot, 20 March, 2014 All of these wines were tasted blind by me. Actually they are presented in the format “Wine 1. Chablis Les Clos” so you know the vineyard but not the producer – though, if there had been a Chablis… Read More
1. 2012 Whites: A wider perspective on what to buy…
If you want to buy white Burgundy from 2012, and there are brilliant wines out there, then the simple question is ‘how to find them?’ Here is my rough guide; though don’t for a moment forget that it reflects what I look for in white Burgundy – tension, acidity and… 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
ray’s book
Subtitled ‘The Road to Burgundy’ Published by Gotham Books (Penguin). On trains and trams for the last couple of months I’ve been dipping into this book – Ray kindly thrust it into my hands the last time I saw him – and despite ~290 A5 pages, the chapters… Read More