Friday morning sitting in the car enjoying the view over La Tâche on this cold morning – pondering the impressions from the Wednesdays and Thursdays tastings.
More 2016s ahead today with a prominent Vosne estate first at 10 – and still thinking about Thursday tastings in Vosne-Romanée. A lot of impressions this week!
Impressions Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet
Amélie has done well in 2016 producing both quite decent quantities and lovely quality.
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