Gilbert et Christine Felettig – 2016
Tasted in Chambolle-Musigny with Gilbert Felettig, 22 November 2017. Domaine Henri Felettig (GAEC) 13 Rue Tilleuls 21220 Chambolle-Musigny Tel: +33 3 80 62 40 66 www.domaine-felettig.com Gilbert on 2017: “2017 – ahh – for us, in the head, it was a… Read More
Profile: Dugat-Py
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Loïc Dugat-Py, 21 November 2017. Domaine Bernard Dugat-Py Rue de Planteligone 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 82 46 www.dugat-py.com This is an old Gevrey domaine, and Loïc Dugat-Py is the thirteenth generation of the family to… Read More
Bruno Clair – 2016
Tasted in Marsannay with Bruno Clair while Philippe Brun was topping up, 21 November 2017. Domaine Bruno Clair 5 Rue du Vieux Collège 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 52 28 95 www.bruno-clair.com Bruno on 2017: “2017 – everyone’s been saved… Read More
Château de la Tour / Pierre Labet – 2016
Tasted in Vougeot with François Labet, 15 November, 2017. Chateau de La Tour / Domaine Pierre Labet Rue de la Montagne 21640 Vougeot Tel: +33 3 80 62 86 13 www.chateaudelatour.com François on 2017: “2017 was, I would say, a normal year. There were… Read More
Vougeraie – 2016
Tasted in Premeaux with Sylvie Poillot and François Lecaillon, 14 November, 2017. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com The first tasting here since Pierre Vincent has moved-on to Domaine Leflaive. Read More
the trophy winners – burgundy’s young talents of the 2015 vintage!
This year, I was more than honoured to be asked to be a judge at the blind tastings to determine the young winemaking talents of Burgundy, 2017. Lots of new names and great wines here for you. The Groupe des Jeunes Professionels de la Vigne were running their event for… Read More
2017 harvest – 14 september
Nuits’ Clos de l’Arlot , this afternoon… Although I ‘did’ Nuits and Chambolle yesterday, I’m a sucker for a nice view – so today, the team of l’Arlot were at it again, plus more again in the swathe of vines (Premeaux) south of Nuits close to Les St.Georges. Read More
2017 harvest – 04 september
The Clos de Vougeot about 17h00 today. There’s a wave of new starters in the vines today and interestingly, a number of producers are noting that they are harvesting vineyards on exactly the same day as in 2015 – that will be a good comparison in the future. Read More
weekend wine – week 29 2017
Of-course there were others, etrangers, but I thought I’d concentrate on this one. I bought a few of these at a Swiss auction a few years back – though I later stopped buying from the auction house concerned as there were too many ‘questionable’ bottles for sale. But this… Read More