I rarely write or speak about money and prices related to Burgundy wines - except perhaps about my own inability to afford the current prices. There is a reason for this: I don't think the appreciation, enjoyment and core quality of a Burgundian wine has much to do with the price tag of the …
Domaine Georges Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 2015
The Chambolle 2015 is surprisingly fresh and vivid, both for the vintage and the producer - who normally needs more time to unfold. With very fine acidity and fine Chambolle minerality, this is lively and a bit on the hedonistic side. Slightly warm, it's still a lovely expression of Chambolle. This …
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The comprehensive list of the 22 Pouilly-Fuissé 1ers Crus
The new classification of Pouilly-Fuissé is now public, and it includes 22 - twenty-two! - 1ers crus in the fine Pouilly-Fuissé appellation. Is 22 the right number, you might ask. I don't know! But the vast number certainly complicates the process of understanding each and every one of them, of …
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Visit to Domaine Trapet – tasting the 2018s from cask
I have been following the progress at Domaine Trapet for years. When I tasted the 2010s I got really excited, and was thrilled by the airy lightness of the wines' character. (This is how I normally start an article...) But these are not normal times. Global warming, Covid-19 - the world …
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Alain Voegeli – cutting the mustard
Jean-Marie Fourrier's neighbour is not in the limelight, as we there find one of the undiscovered delicacies of Gevrey-Chambertin. The neighbor in no 5 is Alain Voegeli, who has a very small - yet old - estate producing only one wine, a village Gevrey-Chambertin. Alain Voegeli has been running …