Bruno Clair – 2018 + 2017
Tasted in Marsannay with Philippe Brun and Bruno Clair, 24 April 2019. Domaine Bruno Clair 5 Rue du Vieux Collège 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 28 95 www.bruno-clair.com I tasted here the same day as I visited Cécile Tremblay –… Read More
Collotte – 2017
Tasted with Isabelle Collotte in Marsannay-la-Côte, 24 April 2019. Earl Collotte 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 9 63 50 33 42 Isabelle on 2018: “2018 was good for us – very hot and dry in the summer. The vinifications started well, and we… Read More
Fougeray de Beauclair – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Patrice Olliver, 25 April 2019. Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair 44 Rue de Mazy 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 21 12 fougeraydebeauclair.com Patrice on 2018: “It was a sunny year for sure, early too – we started harvesting 5… Read More
Jean Fournier – 2017
Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Laurent Fournier, 30 April, 2019. Domaine Jean Fournier 29, rue du Château 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 24 38 Laurent on 2017: “Versus previous years, 2017 was a very easy vintage; no frost, no mildew, no hail etcetera. An obvious… Read More
Vougeraie – 2017
Tasted in Premeaux with Sylvie Poillot, 02 April, 2018. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com Sylvie on 2018: “Our 2018 harvest started in August, and with the… Read More
week 18, 2019 – weekend wines…
Including a brace from Mr Croix this weekend… 2007 Camille Giroud, Chapelle-Chambertin A wine that seems lightly coloured yet… Read More
some weekend wines – week 15 2019
2017 Alice & Olivier De Moor, Le Vendangeur Masque, Le Caravan A mélange of different cepages from the south to north: clairette (Rhone), chardonnay… Read More
a wine diet…
But only because one of these was completely corked! 2014 Nicolas Maillet, Mâcon-Verzé Another from this case – and just as good as the first! A full, ripe, but fresh yellow citrus nose. Fuller of energy and flavour too – such a great balance to these 2014s… Read More
A Bourgogne Côte d’Or?
I’ve discussed it before, but this is a new label that you might come across for the first time with the 2017 vintage. People have been proposing this label for almost 20 years but now it’s done – and it’s for both the reds and… Read More