one or two holiday bottles…
Dec 23 Dec 24 The magnums Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 23+24 Dec 27… Read More
Ardhuy – 2014
Tasted in Corgoloin with Carel Voorhuis, 20 November, 2015. Domaine D’Ardhuy Clos Langres 21700 Corgoloin Tel: +33 3 80 62 98 73 www.ardhuy.com Carel on 2015: “The white quantities were good, the reds not. Total yields were 30 hl/ha for the domaine, but… Read More
Mark Haisma – 2014
Tasted in St.Philibert with Mark Haisma, 18 Novemberber 2015. Mark Haisma 1 Route de Saint-Philibert 21220, Gevrey-Chambertin www.markhaisma.co.uk Mark on the 2015 vintage: Clean, lovely, lovely. It was a treat to have all this clean fruit and fire it through triage. Normally it’s a… Read More
Jane et Sylvain – 2014
Tasted in Gevrey with Jane Raphanaud, 16 November 2015. Domaine Jane Et Sylvain 9 Rue du Chêne 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 16 83 A domaine whose labels I was aware of for a long time, indeed, I’ve enjoyed occasional bottles for almost as long… Read More
Vougeraie – 2014
Tasted in Premeaux with Pierre Vincent, 16 November, 2015. Domaine de la Vougeraie Rue de l’Église Premeaux 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 48 25 www.domainedelavougeraie.com With the resources of JC Boisset this domaine continues to grow. Today there are… Read More
Mongeard-Mugneret – 2014 (Plus!)
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with lots of other people – 11 November 2015. Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret 14 Rue de la Fontaine 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 11 95 www.mongeard.com+ This domaine was something of an enigma to me – some super bottles, mainly in… Read More
Camille Giroud – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with David Croix, 25 October, 2015. Maison Camille Giroud 3 Rue Pierre Joigneaux 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 65 www.camillegiroud.com (inactive) David on 2015: “2015 – the expectations are easy – high! Potentially the very best vintage I’ve seen… Read More
Jacques Prieur – 2014
Tasted in Meursault with Nadine Gubin, the 10th November, 2015. Domaine Jacques Prieur 6 Rue des Santenots 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 23 85 www.prieur.com Nadine on 2015: “The grapes were really excellent; a good harvest in whites, nice grapes for the… Read More
2015 – The growing season
Hot or not? 2015 was clearly a hot, if largely an easy vintage for the producers – but how does that compare to others with the same ‘label?’ The 1976 vintage stays in our awareness as a hot vintage, particularly if you’re British, as here was indeed a… Read More