Beaune

Collins Corner: Its a big world, Beaune

By Steen Öhman September 18, 2016 -

When you read a missive from one of the Publicity Hounds that like to fill you in on the "prestige" wines, Beaune will be dismissed in a wave of condensation, "too many premier crus" and "lets go somewhere where there is only a barrel per Luit Dix made" somewhere in the Nuits. There is the lie …

Visit Domaine des Croix – tasting of the 2015s

By Steen Öhman August 23, 2016 -

It's always a great pleasure to taste the wines made by David Croix - both at Camille Giroud and at his own estate Domaine des Croix. The wines are juicy and very balanced offering tremendous pleasure at a relatively fair price ... Let me just say .. the 2015s is no exception the wines are …

Collins Corner #9 – Pilgrimage to Beaune

By C. Robert Collins July 22, 2016 -

I will now lay out my thesis for why Beaune wine is altogether different than the rest. It is not an appellation so much as a philosophy, where you must look to the church rather than the government for an explanation. The Chroniclers of wine, back for centuries, have integrated it into some …

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Clos Saint Landry 2014

By Steen Öhman May 19, 2016 -

The Beaune Saint Landry is a gorgeous and overlooked white Beaune. This monopole vineyard is located above and just south of Beaune - and produces in my view one of the best whites in the BEaune appellation. The bouquet offer cool variations of white and yellow fruits .. some exotic orchard fruits.. …

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles 2014

By Steen Öhman March 17, 2016 -

I really like the 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles from Bouchard ... a quite refined NSG considering the location of the vineyard next to the somewhat more austere Les Saint-Georges. In the bouquet lovely expressive red fruit (40% whole cluster and 40% new oak) ... complex with a nice underlying …