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Will visit Roilette and Bouland next week Wednesday - I assume the 2018s will be on show / sale. If anyone is interested, I can pen down some impressions. BTW really easy to get an appointment over there compared to Cote d'Or! Thought I'd share some impressions from our day trip to the Beaujolais. ...

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Will visit Roilette and Bouland next week Wednesday - I assume the 2018s will be on show / sale. If anyone is interested, I can pen down some impressions. BTW really easy to get an appointment over there compared to Cote d'Or!

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Aug 2 to 5 have already passed, yet you posted after that date??? Majordomo is probably $17-20 in an Uber from (eg) Sunset and La Cienega, dependent on time of day. Yes you can bring wine to most restaurants. They will charge a few which may or may not make it worthwhile. If you want to drink wine ...

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Thanks for all of the info in this thread but...for a newbie to LA, it's a bit too much to make sense. I'll be spending 3 nights in LA with my wife, from 2 to 5 January 2020 [EDIT from: 2 to 5 August] after a trip through Arizona / Utah / LV. We'll be staying close to Sunset Boulevard. Looks like a ...

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Will be heading on an Arizona / LA trip in December / January with my wife. We'll be in LV for 2 nights (one of which is NYE unfortunately). From what I can see on here, the following options look good: Lamaii Sparrow & Wolf Both more adventurous cooking? If you come across anything else in the gen...

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Josef- If you want to buy something in the US, you can always have it delivered to your hotel from the store. I live in AZ- happy to help with anything you need (things to do, restaurants, day trips, etc). Thank you Ryan. A good idea on having wine delivered to a hotel, never done that in my life.....

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Will be heading on an Arizona / LA trip in December / January with my wife. We'll be in LV for 2 nights (one of which is NYE unfortunately). From what I can see on here, the following options look good: Lamaii Sparrow & Wolf Both more adventurous cooking? If you come across anything else in the genr...

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Sounds like a typical 2014 to me, in one word, great.

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As I understand it, vineyard leases in Burgundy are not market-based. The French government sets limits on lease payments, with the idea originally being to reign in rapacious landowners and keep farmers on the land. In Burgundy, the maximum vineyard lease is 4 barrels of wine per hectare per year,...

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Three additional points: - if you buy a plot of land and want to lease to a top producer to get a better return, they may ask more (as in a bigger share of the grapes) - so this nets out the return; - a grand cru often has a reputational effect, as pointed out by Ilkka; - there is a big difference i...

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Like any wine geek, I’ve certainly enjoyed many fine Cru Bojos over the years, but I’ve never visited the area nor ever made it an area of study like I have with many of its more illustrious brethren which grow my absolute favorite wines. Well, I’m watching today’s stage of the Tour de France, whic...

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Jozef , I like Rayas a lot , have been buying and drinking since the mid eighties . Always one of my favorite wines . But in this tasting , the bottle was not clean . `It happens . Just thought that maybe food might have influenced the tasting. Have yet to come across an unclean bottle of Rayas but...

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Funny, we just booked a trip around Thanksgiving week where we will be spending a few nights in each plus Brussels. (Unfortunately?) we’ll have the 6 and almost 8 year olds which will likely put a damper on our food options—not to mention my desire to go nuts touring Burgundy. For Brussels, don't h...

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Did you drink with the BBQd meat, Herwig? I would think that a Rayas, even from 2007, would benefit more from less strong food. Also, was it fully blind, because the color difference should be obvious? But sounds like an interesting tasting nevertheless.

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Thanks so much to you both for the prompt and helpful responses. As long as I am soliciting help, if anyone had any must stop domaines or casual lunch spots in the area they’d point me to, I’m all ears. Currently have a visit scheduled with Thivin, which I’m preemptively thrilled about. Hi Dave, I'...

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Will be having a 2005 Forest in 2 weeks time - will report back. Impeccable provenance. Bottle tried yesterday - it was a bit darker than expected, but not real premox notes. More honeyed and tropical notes to my palate. Wine was good, not great, although it accompanied perfectly a sashimi with a l...

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Will be having a 2005 Forest in 2 weeks time - will report back. Impeccable provenance.

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Spain is indeed incredibly cheap for wines compared to other European countries (UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, etc). Italy is probably somewhere in between. I feel like people are more into food than wine over there. And remember that it is one of the largest wine producing countries in the worl...

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You could rent a bike and go up and down the cote. Worth the consideration.

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Thanks. Any input on their work and vinification practices are always appreciated.

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2014 riservas are now hitting the market in Europe - around 40 EUR all-in per bottle for a mixed set. Any thoughts on quality? Better to wait for 2015s?

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I'm late to this, but still a great discussion: How would you rate a Leflaive wine today if you were a wine writer? Well, for a number of years I've been telling readers that 'the domaine' has been only the second best Leflaive in the village. DIAM was just a start to right the premox ship, 2016 br...

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Lower SO2, reduced new oak (older barrels that havent been properly cleaned , riper fruit. I think Burghound covered it quite well Marcus, indeed, but still it's the first time I see it put to paper to clearly to be honest. I hadn't really seen this as a major problem, so was pretty surprised to re...

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I was just flipping through the latest Burghound report covering red CdB 2017 and it started with a warning that Allen Meadows had never come across so much brett during his tastings. He calls it a " Serious and Growing Problem". He said "I found an increased incidence of Brettanomyces that is clear...

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j.0.z.€.f w. (is this your real name?). The Bourgogne was labeled as Coche-Dury and not Domaine Coche-Dury. Best Regards Jeremy Thank you Jeremy. Haven't seen this particular bottling yet, but the pictures on the internet indeed mention "Coche-Dury" for the 2016 and "Domaine Coche-Dury" for for ins...

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Quick lunch at Le Soufflot with a couple of tasty whites. 2016 Coche-Dury Bourgogne Blanc . It started with relatively simple peachy aromas and flavours. With air more spice became apparent and it tightened up. There’s good depth and it could do with a few years bottle age to develop more complexit...

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99 lafarge clos des chenes was enormous a couple of months ago. Very much surprised at the density for a 20 year old wine.

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Very strange on the 2004 - would have thought it to show great. Too bad. Funny: a 2011 in the beginning of April (not from magnum) was also showing great.

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Thanks. A colleague of mine was at the estate today. Wonderful tasting with a ton of wines opened, but no back vintages for sale unfortunately...

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Mark, do you know where their Hautes Cotes comes from?

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Claus Jeppesen wrote: ↑
April 2nd, 2019, 4:51 am
Nothing beats Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Alte Reben Kabinett or the ordinary one
Regarding elegance and purity
IMO

Interesting, will put it on the list, it seems to be a 50km drive only.

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Cantemerle 1982 Bottle bought from a restaurant list with quite a deep list of aged wine, but not cheap. This was one of the value propositions. The bottle was in excellent condition, base of neck level and cork fully soaked through. Not particularly deep but balanced nose of cigar box, leather and ...

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That's some pretty detailed information (understatement)...thanks William!

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Thanks. Sounds like a couple of years extra wouldn't do it harm? Bought some while on holiday in the region 2 years ago.

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Can recommend Musar as so many here - just bought a half case of 99 Musar rouge from the importer (around 45 EUR). First bottle was definitely excellent QPR. Nicely evolved, with some tannins still showing, surprisingly red fruited on the nose.

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They make a miniscule amount of Chambolle Gruenchers which is outstanding. They used to be fine values. These wines aren't for everyone. They have a hint of rusticity even in the best bottlings. The wines however are beautiful and very interesting to me. By "rustic" (a term which I don't always und...

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Very nice notes Alex. Interesting to see some not so fashionable domaines. A couple of points from my perspective: - Antoine Barthelmé who works at Georges Noellat is I believe the son of the owner of the large Albert Mann estate in Alsace. Interesting link; - Gerard Raphet is quite the character. I...

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Nowell Karten wrote: ↑
March 7th, 2019, 1:38 am
A spinach quiche would be a different way to go, as it's not a side dish but could be good with the whites.

Thanks - going in the direction of a quiche is indeed a good idea! I like this one.

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Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
March 5th, 2019, 9:52 am
Original ?, perhaps not, but mine: Roasted red peppers, sauteed mushrooms, asparagus cooked al-dente.

thanks, green asparagus and mushrooms might be a good option. We usually have the white ones in Belgium, but season only starts in a couple of weeks...

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I am organizing a cheese and wine dinner for some friends, to educate them a bit on burgundy wines but mainly to have a good time. Wines will be cote de beaune 2008 + 2009 in white, cote de beaune 2009 in red and cote de nuits in 2010 and 2006. Nothing major but there may be some interesting ones, l...

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FWIW, I have drunk through about a case of 2005 Puygueraud - i think it was 15 EUR all in at the time - wine is still holding strong, and a pleasure to drink, although not the deepest wine. I have placed it against some supposedly better 2005s, and the wine never comes out on top, but on its own, ce...

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Nice notes - Duroché has also been a recent discovery of mine. Had a great visit last year - they have changed a lot of the last years, and the estate seems to be on the right track.

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Consider: François Raquillet Mercurey 1er Cru Les Nauges Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois François Raquillet Mercurey 1er Cru Les Nauges: confirmed, especially for the money - tried it on its own, but would be interesting to taste against a Cote de Beaune or Nuits 1er cru. Duroché Gevrey-Chamb...

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I will be in Chicago from 2 to 5 May, and Boston until 9 May, coming over from Europe. If you organize something in that period, happy to join - I am accompanying my wife in Chicago who is participating in an alumni event at the UoC down south, and I am not planning on participating in every single ...

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Luckily Prieur Roch is a cult producer in Europe, so had no difficulty disposing of the remaining three. But that is one producer I will steer well clear of. I rarely see them written about in Europe - someone told me it is mainly Asia driving pricing, due to the link with Romanee-Conti. Never trie...

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I wouldn't think so: the winemaker is a special kind of character (one might describe him as "difficult") - I doubt that he would play the supply / demand game to up pricing.

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Btw , I had dinner Friday evening at the German 3 star restaurant Christian Bau , near the Luxembourg border . Absolutely amazing , one of the best 3-stars I have ever visited . We had a lot of old German Rieslings ( 1998 , 2001 ... ) and they were delicious . They are also low in alcohol which hel...

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All very good tips. I might come over from Europe in the beginning of may for my wife's reunion weekend in Chicago and will consider these. Would be great to meet up. I did the same thing 2 years ago with someone from this board. It was a fun evening!

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Great notes Herwig, thank you. Sounds like a fun evening out in Antwerp.

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