Category: Burgundy
Burgundy
I am out of the bin so, as promised, here are my brief notes from the aborted trip to France. On our first day we had: Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru …
Burgundy
Tomorrow I will be off to Burgundy. I’ll be visiting a few good places and will post musings on my return. But tonight: Vosne-Romanée 1997, Rene Engel A lovely …
Burgundy
The best premier cru of Pernand-Vergelesses from its best producer in a good year. Should be good, but is it nice? Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru Ile des Vergelesses 2002, Domaine …
Burgundy
Lovely chap, Peter, he brought two lovely wines and we have three more. It was interesting to watch some of these wines develop over the course of the evening; …
Burgundy
The last couple of days general drinking are reported below: Riesling Serriger Schloss Saarstein Spätlese 2005, Schloss Saarstein Much like the last couple of bottles, and very unlike the …
Burgundy
I haven’t had access to my computer over the last couple of days, so here are brief notes about some of the tits wines I’ve had. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru …
Burgundy
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru les Cras 1995, Domaine G. Roumier Ah what a charming nose. Ripe cherries and strawberries with complex mineral aromas. This is a real lovely, very refined …
Burgundy
1996 seemed to produce high-acid wines all over Europe. I’ve had worries about a lot of my wines from that vintage. These two are certainly not short of tooth-fizzing …
Burgundy
Normally an excellent wine, even if it is getting a bit pricey these days. This bottle would have been a lot nicer a few years ago. Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes …
Burgundy
Well, the poll is now closed. I’d rather view the mere eighteen votes it generated as an indication of the difficulty of the question, rather than the minimal number …