2009 jadot bourgogne chardonnay
2009 Louis Jadot, Bourgogne Chardonnay Medium, medium pale yellow. It’s an interesting nose that at first seems to have a lot of aniseed and then as you take the glass away from your nose the aniseed...
View Article1991 jaboulet-vercherre echézeaux
The only other Jaboulet-Vercherre of my experience was the exquisitely packaged 1996 Beaune 1er Clos de l’Ecu; I expect it’s a rather better wine in the hands of Faiveley today – that bottle went down...
View Articlejaffelin 2008 beaune 1er clos st anne…
Wow – almost instant disappointment when I expected this to be easily the best of the two wines! There was some rearguard-action which might eventually save the day, but faced with a choice I’d...
View Articlelafarge 2006 passetoutgrains l’exception
Hmm, despite Claude underlying that Passetoutgrains (historically) should be kept a couple of years before approaching, I wouldn’t recommend it here. The 2009 version of this is jaw-droppingly gorgeous...
View Articleolivier 2007 bourgogne pinot noir
2008 A&R Olivier, Bourgogne Pinot Noir Medium colour. The nose has more than a hint of borderline ripe herb and slightly alcoholic top notes but there is red fruit too. On the tongue, the acidity...
View Articlelong-depaquit 2006 chablis moutonne…
I’m starting to work my way through my 2006s; finishing off single bottles like this one. 2006 Long-Depaquit, Chablis Grand Cru Moutonne I really don’t like the smell of this cork – it’s not TCA, it’s...
View Articleany excuse…
Or this could be titled, how to avoid oxidation – and fail! Although I intend to have some good drinking in my dotage, I generally drink more modest stuff at home; bourgognes, villages and premiers –...
View Articlea couple from the big boys…
I was in my local supermarket the other day and spotted these two similarly priced wines. Looking more closely they could quite possibly described as brand-leaders (at least for the domaines concerned)...
View Articlegevrey 2007 clos des variolles…
I was a little torn by my lack of a recommendation – the bottle was warm on the shelf and could have been there for 12 months or more. Or was it just the winemaking…(?) 2007 des Varoilles,...
View Articlemaison nicolas potel 2009 bourgogne chardonnay
Just a quick test, and this wine failed. No polemic about changes of ownership, but this is a poor bottle of Burgundy. I know it’s cheap, but everyone chose a Bonterra Chardonnay ahead of this flabby,...
View Article2008 jean-claude bachelet st.aubin 1er derrière la tour
This domaine gets a lot of good press, though from what I’ve seen it’s for their whites – let’s see what a red looks like… 2008 Jean-Claude Bachelet, St.Aubin 1er Derrière la Tour The nose starts with...
View Article1983 pierre bourée charmes-chambertin
Well the last ’83 was super so why not try another. Blind, there is nothing here that may have led you to assume that this was the grand cru of the pair… 1983 Pierre Bourée, Charmes-Chambertin Medium...
View Article2009 denis bachelet gevrey 1er les corbeaux
2009 Denis Bachelet, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Corbeaux Medium, medium-plus colour. Wow: There’s a strong smell of pyrazines on the nose – blind, I’d probably lose my house pronouncing this as a 2004....
View Article2009 verget puligny 1er champs gains
2009 Verget, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Champs Gains This has a forward nose with a few herbs and decent, high-toned fruit. There’s plenty of flavour and a really good intensity too. I’d just like a little...
View Articlelouis jadot 2009 pommard
2009 Louis Jadot, Pommard Some quite high tones, red fruit notes that are sweet and faintly alcoholic, but not overly so. In the mouth this is soft and understated, actually a bit too soft. The fruit...
View Articlealain burguet 2009 vosne 1er les rouges du dessus
It had to happen; a 2009, from a good producer, which I can’t recommend… 2009 Alain Burguet, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Rouges du Dessus Very high-toned aromas, indeed close to volatile. In the mouth...
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