Category: Burgundy
Burgundy
Its true. I’ve purchased a couple of Jean Grivot wines. Now I know that is awful and I deserve mocking, but let me explain. I’ve got a bottle of …
Burgundy
This was a christmas present, but I already own a bottle so I thought I would open it to have with our 5kg, organic, free-range chicken. I love Ramonet …
Alsace
We popped a few bottles for my birthday last Saturday. It was great to have dinner and some serious wine with friends. Sadly at the end of the evening …
Burgundy
It is my birthday, so I am quickly writing up the two wines I am decanting now to drink tonight at the mass piss-up with wall-to-wall vomiting dinner. This …
Burgundy
I’ve just scored a bottle of Pommard Premier Cru Rugiens 2002 from de Montille. I also have Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Epeneaux 2002 from Comte Armand, and both …
Burgundy
I am a big fan of de Courcel wines, even though Yves Confuron, the wine maker, is a bit of a curmudgeon. This is particularly fine. Pommard Premier Cru …
Burgundy
This wine is not only a delight when young, but I’ve had ten-year old bottles that have provided a lot of pleasure. If I like this bottle, I’ll do …
Burgundy
Lafarge makes wonderful Volnay, and Volnay can be terribly beautiful. Some journalists have commented that Lafarge makes inconsistent wines, but I feel they make these comments because they don’t …
Burgundy
Picking the best bottle I own is more problematic than deciding that Mambourg from Deiss is horrible; what constitutes the best? Heroic formats can be compelling. I have a …
Burgundy
An excellent bottle from the much-missed Philippe Engel. He made extremely good wines and didn’t charge the earth for them. Echezeaux Grand Cru 1999, Domaine Rene Engel By arse …