harvest day 3 – 24-sept-2016
In the hot, early harvest of 2015, the pinot gris was rarely ripe at (pinot) harvest time. But in this vintage it has kept pace with the chardonnay and pinot noir – above from Beaune Les Avaux today… Today starts a Côte de Beaune day, and finishes as… Read More
Minerality?
All tasted in Chablis, 20 March 2016, with Grégory Viennois, David Croix and Stéphane Derenoncourt. Or as my hosts described this tasting: Limestone and Minerality – the language of the soil. Honestly, I don’t think I learned very much about minerality in this presentation, hosted by Domaine Laroche in… Read More
Pierre Gelin – 2012
Tasted in Fixin, with Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin the 10 March 2016. Domaine Pierre Gelin 22 Rue de la Croix Blanche 21220 Fixin Tel: +33 3 80 52 45 24 www.domaine-pierregelin.fr This property was created in 1925 by Pierre Gelin. Today it is Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin who… Read More
Château de Marsannay – 2014
Tasted in Marsannay with Sylvain Pabion, 12 May 2016. Château Marsannay 2 Rue des Vignes 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 51 71 11 www.chateau-marsannay.com The Château de Marsannay is today owned by the same family that bought the Château de Meursault. Given how… Read More
3. Beaujolais – Solving some problems(?)
The problems are manifest, but it’s time to look for ways out: A Place to Visit: For a wine to have market relevance, I often think that it must come from a place that compels people to visit, offering the opportunity to live the region and learn about the region. Read More
Thibault Liger-Belair
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Thibault, 21 June 2016. Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair 32 rue Thurot 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 51 16 www.thibaultligerbelair.com Thibault explained a little about his barrels; he buys his own tree each year from a certain number of… Read More
a few bottles… (weeks 18+19!)
A little remiss of me, but here are two week(end)s worth of bottles: … Read More
frost – 2+ – the côte de nuits…
As promised, I also toured around the vines of the Côte de Nuits on Friday and inspected vines ‘here and there’ along the way. As-ever, it seems that the Côte de Nuits has the lighter of the frost damage – though I’m definitely talking ‘on average’ because: Marsannay –… Read More
week(end) 12 – the wines
Belated, I know – but places to go, people to see – et-cetera 😉 It was a long-weekend, with an added Monday – so an extra bottle or two…. Louis Picamelot, Crémant de Bourgogne Les Terroirs I love their blanc de blancs, but the shop had run… Read More