Camille Giroud, Corton Chaumes The first from a case of 6. David Croix’s first wine with whole clusters – 50%! It was an homage to a great wine of whole bunches the night before.

A cork that easily snaps in 2 with the waiter’s friend, but the centimetre that remains on the neck is well enough lodged that the ah-so doesn’t move it down – it was easily removed. Ooh! Deep, dark ...

‘Maison Louis Jadot and Maison Louis Picamelot announce a new chapter in their history, founded on a shared vision of Burgundy, the richness of its terroirs, and its heritage. On the eve of its ...

Let us concentrate on the Côte d’Or: There are 4 potential ‘levels’ of wine which you can find in Burgundy, and one other that is interesting to discuss. Those levels are : Starting, where-else but at ...

It’s business as usual in Chablis – the volumes of 2025s, whilst rarely testing the limits are providing some balsam for the pain of the 2024 volumes. But the 2024s are tasting great. The weather is, ...

Clos de Bèze may be integrated under the label of Chambertin, but Chambertin is not allowed to take the label of Clos de Bèze. Clos de Bèze taking its name from the Cistercian monks of the abbey of ...

A generous width of aroma – of cushioned, modestly ripe citrus. In the mouth, we have good scale and a slowly melting, slightly saline accent to the rounder, more generous flavours than was the case 3 ...

This page: A village profile – Page 2: An a-z of grand crus – Page 3: An a-z of 1er crus Head south from Dijon, and the urban sprawl begins to make-way for vineyards in the area of Chênove. Very soon, ...

There are no rules for labels – everybody says it, everybody knows it – though everyone still used the label. But, eventually changes are planned. Not everyone was consulted from the start – which ...

What a lovely week – first, I love the 2024s that I’m tasting and secondly – the weather! Whilst it’s been chilly and close to 0°C in the mornings, every afternoon touched ...

A few weeks ago, I read an article that stated ‘it appears the Vosne-Romanée appellation zone has been expanded, incorporating an additional 30 parcels of vineyard into the appellation. In total, ...

And with so many nameworthy tasters to appreciate the bottle too. Of course, there are so many unanswered questions, my first of which is ‘How did the date survive so legibly intact, and precious ...