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
week(end) 11 – a tasty wine selection (part 2)…
I suppose you could call this a warm-up for the ‘Grands Jours’, that week of tastings every two years, where it is literally impossible to attend every ‘session’ that you are either invited to, or have subscribed for! Having decided to miss the Nuits St.Georges half-marathon, the associated tasting… Read More
Alex Gambal – 2014
Tasted with Alex Gambal in Beaune, 08 December 2015. Maison Alex Gambal 14 Boulevard Jules Ferry 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 75 81 www.alexgambal.com Alex on 2014: “I love the whites very, very much. From very early on, we thought them… Read More
Marchand-Tawse – 2014
Tasted with Pascal Marchand in Nuits, 03 December 2015; right, newly married Pascal and Amandine. Marchand-Tawse 9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com The Còte de Beaune ‘domaine’ range has expanded here, with another 2+ hectares… Read More
breaktime for ‘Rose’
I was driving up and down between Maligny and Chablis town between appointments today, and noted this lady at work this morning – but I had no time to stop… When I returned for my first afternoon rendezvous, the horse was still at work but yet… Read More
Louis Latour – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Bruno Pepin and Boris Champy, 02 December 2015. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The 2015 vintage… “The whole estate was picked in 7 days. Very easy, not so… Read More
Louis Max – 2014
Tasted in Nuits with Jean Francois Joliette, Éric de la Broise and David Duband, 01 December 2015. Maison Louis Max 6 Rue de Chaux 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 43 01 www.louismax.com The former CEO of Louis Max, Philippe Bardet moved to… Read More
Louis Jadot – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Barnier, 17 November, 2015. Louis Jadot 21 Rue Eugène Spuller 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 10 57 www.louisjadot.com Frédéric on 2015: 2015 went really well. Harvest started on the 1st September for whites – a full… Read More