Always great to be back at Domaine Marc Roy tasting the delightful wines of Alexandrine Roy. Alexandrine has made some tremendous 2018s - vivid, elegant and with a georgeous freshness and balance. While this surely is a hot year the wines … [Read more...] about Visit Alexandrine Roy – the joy of Gevrey
Gevrey Chambertin
Terroir Insight: Domaine Denis Mortet, Chambertin
The king, the queen and the Chambertin knights .. or in more local terms .. Rousseau, Leroy, Dugat-Py, Ponsot and Denis Mortet ... certainly some of the rare birds on the Burgundian vineyard maps. The Domaine Denis Mortet plot in Chambertin I … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Denis Mortet, Chambertin
Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin 1999
The Domaine Ponsot Chapelle Chambertin 1999 is beginning to show some mature notes - fruit is more organic and red starting to expand the complexity. The nose is lovely fine mixture of red and dark berries - delicate and showing a lovely generous red … [Read more...] about Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin 1999
Laurent Ponsot, Griotte Chambertin “Cuvée du Saule” 2016
The 2016 Griotte Chambertin from Ponsot is a special wine. First and foremost this is the first vintage from the new Laurent Ponsot negotiant business and secondly this is rather a hedonistic bomb. The nose is crammed with sweet dark fruits - … [Read more...] about Laurent Ponsot, Griotte Chambertin “Cuvée du Saule” 2016
Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St. Jacques
The Berthaut-Gerbet estate is today a large and very exiting producer, covering the vineyards of the former parental estates Domaine Denis Berthaut and Domaine Gerbet. There is however an additional part adding a few vineyards en fermage/en … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St. Jacques
Visit Maison Harbour, Tasting of the 2017s from cask
Maison Harbour is one of the new and small negociants in Savigny-Les-Beaune - for those not familiar - a small village located outside of Beaune. I have followed Maison Harbour more or less since the beginning so have quite a detailed knowledge of … [Read more...] about Visit Maison Harbour, Tasting of the 2017s from cask
Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers
The Berthaut-Gerbet estate is today a large and very exiting producer, covering the vineyards of the former parental estates Domaine Denis Berthaut and Domaine Gerbet. There is however an additional part adding a few vineyards en fermage/en … [Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers
Visit Philippe Pacalet – tasting of the 2018s
It's still very early to taste the 2018s, and to make detailed tasting notes at this stage would in my view be premature. It is however great fun to taste the 2018s already now - to form an impression from the wines in general. A great place … [Read more...] about Visit Philippe Pacalet – tasting of the 2018s