Producer Notes Louis Jadot is a French , Burgundian producer and negociant whose name and label you will recognise in local wine shops, upmarket independent merchants and restaurant lists alike, owing to their large scale production and iconic branding (almost every bottle portrays a picture of Dionysus, God of Wine). They own large swathes of […]
2011 Louis Jadot Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes Regarded by many as one of the most distinguished and great Burgundian domaines, Armand Rousseau produces world-class red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The small-scale estate is based around the Gevrey-Chambertin commune and is rich in Grand Cru holdings with more than half of their vineyard land classified as such. Rousseau
1998 Domaine Armand Rousseau Le Chambertin Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes Family owned since 1880, Domaine Drouhin is a very well regarded Burgundian negociant-producer based in central Beaune. They are dominant land-owners with many Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyard holdings, all producing excellent quality wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Interestingly, the property produce all of their wines using Biodynamic methods and as
2016 Joseph Drouhin Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Read More »
Vintage Notes 2017 was an above average vintage for both red and white wines in Burgundy Other vintages of Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux du Dessus 2009: £1950 Other wines from Domaine Cecile Tremblay 2011 Cecile Tremblay Chambolle Musigny Les Feusselottes: £660 2012 Cecile Tremblay Chapelle Chambertin: £1650 2014 Cecile Tremblay Chambolle Musigny Les Cabottes: £695 2014
2017 Domaine Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux du Dessus Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes Regarded by many as one of the most distinguished and great Burgundian domaines, Armand Rousseau produces world-class red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The small-scale estate is based around the Gevrey-Chambertin commune and is rich in Grand Cru holdings with more than half of their vineyard land classified as such. Rousseau
2000 Domaine Armand Rousseau Le Chambertin Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes As usual, the French Revolution comes into this. The domaine is a collection of vineyards once belonging to the French royal family (hence the Conti, whihch is a princedom awarded to younger sons to keep them busy) and some more vineyards ‘obtained’ by a Napoleonic general after the revolution. But to cut a
2001 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes Regarded by many as one of the most distinguished and great Burgundian domaines, Armand Rousseau produces world-class red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The small-scale estate is based around the Gevrey-Chambertin commune and is rich in Grand Cru holdings with more than half of their vineyard land classified as such. Rousseau
2001 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes Regarded by many as one of the most distinguished and great Burgundian domaines, Armand Rousseau produces world-class red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The small-scale estate is based around the Gevrey-Chambertin commune and is rich in Grand Cru holdings with more than half of their vineyard land classified as such. Rousseau
2002 Domaine Armand Rousseau Le Chambertin Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes The Domaine can claim a lengthy history in Burgundy but only really got going after the second world war and has since gone from strength to strength. De Vogue is best known for its Le Musigny Grand Cru which makes up the majority of its vineyard holdings whilst also producing a Bonnes-Mares Grand
2001 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Le Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Read More »
Producer Notes The extremely fancy chateau building on the extremely fancy label of Chateau Palmer makes it easy to spot in a crowd of clarets and through the 50s, 60s, and 70s (particularly in 1961), it often lived up to its label by outshining its more illustrious neighbour, Chateau Margaux. Palmer is pretty much the
2003 Chateau Palmer Margaux Troisieme Cru (Magnum) Read More »
