La Pierre Ronde – 2021
Tasted with Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne in Beaune, 28 October 2022. La Pierre Ronde 10 rue Jean-François Champollion 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 6 16 65 67 97 www.lapierreronde.com You may remember the smiling face of Antione (right) – he was responsible for the wines of Domaine Leflaive, leaving the… Read More
the charity clos de vougeot for the abbaye de cîteaux
In just over one week – Friday April 8th 2022 – Sotheby’s will commence an online charity auction of wines from Burgundy. The final recipient of these funds will be the Cistercian Abbey of Cîteaux, established in 1098. sothebys.com/vougeotpourciteaux The syndicate of producers of… Read More
Brigitte Berthelemot – 2020
Tasted in Meursault Champs Lins with Thomas & Brigitte Berthemelot, 21 October 2021. Domaine Brigitte Berthelemot 24 Rue des Forges BP 30008 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 68 61 www.domaineberthelemot.com More reports with Domaine Brigitte Berthelemot… Read More
Michel Niellon – 2020
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Lucie Coutoux, 26 October 2021. Domaine Michel Niellon Le Haut des Champs 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 24 70 17 More reports with Domaine Michel Niellon Lucie on 2021: “It was less than half a harvest… Read More
2020 White Burgundy – Part 2
2020 Whites Part 1: Mâconnais – October 2021 2020 Whites Part 2: Côte d’Or – November 2021 (this report) 2020 Whites Part 3: Chablis – Jan 2022 (so coming soon) Meursault, 25 May 2020 – the flowering already done in the chardonnay…… Read More
Three B’s – Birthday, Bâtard & Bonnes-Mares
The three peaks to the left; the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau. The big (closer) one on the right is the Niesen. I said that there would be some birthday wines – but first, today came a nice walk in the shadow of the Eiger, Monch… Read More
another nice wine this week – 2013 Bienvenues
This week we celebrated a birthday in a nice Swiss hotel, so for pre-dinner, I brought a bottle of my own. Bought direct from OL on release. This wine has spent quite a long time in a refrigerator as the apartment gets too hot in the Beaune summers… Read More
drinking to excess…
Excess, in this case, not necessarily volume-related… I’d planned to post on this modest line-up of bottles early last week – but the frost-related events of the week made me reconsider my timing – despite bottles such as these being the marketing livelihood of the region – or… Read More
Jean-Charles Fagot – 2019
Tasted in Corpeau with Jean-Charles, 23 October 2019. Domaine Jean-Charles Fagot 5 Rue de l’Église 21190 Corpeau Tel: +33 3 80 21 30 24 /domaine-viticole/ More reports for Domaine Jean-Charles Fagot Jean-Charles on 2019: “The 2019 whites… Read More