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- February 17th, 2019, 7:08 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Quick 6 day trip to Paris and Burgundy - 2019 edition
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3181
Re: Quick 6 day trip to Paris and Burgundy - 2019 edition
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.
- February 11th, 2019, 3:39 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2016 Burgs
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1236
Re: 2016 Burgs
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...
- February 11th, 2019, 2:35 am
- Forum: Offline Planner
- Topic: ASAP Chicago White Burgundy Bonanza Offline
- Replies: 5
- Views: 400
Re: ASAP Chicago White Burgundy Bonanza Offline
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 ...
- February 10th, 2019, 7:07 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Domaine Prieuré Roch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 616
Re: Domaine Prieuré Roch
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...
- February 6th, 2019, 12:47 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Chateau Rayas holding back wine to drive prices higher?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2783
Re: Chateau Rayas holding back wine to drive prices higher?
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.
- January 30th, 2019, 4:22 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: KELLER 2017 impressions
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1830
Re: KELLER 2017 impressions
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...
- January 24th, 2019, 8:16 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Update: Chicago - What to DO Question..
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1622
Re: Update: Chicago - What to DO Question..
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!
- January 10th, 2019, 6:33 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Party wines in Antwerp ( Clos St Hune Hors Choix and a 1934 Chambertin stole the show )
- Replies: 14
- Views: 592
Re: Party wines in Antwerp ( Clos St Hune Hors Choix and a 1934 Chambertin stole the show )
Great notes Herwig, thank you. Sounds like a fun evening out in Antwerp.
- January 9th, 2019, 3:57 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2018 Visit to Piemonte, Burgundy and Condrieu
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3564
Re: 2018 Visit to Piemonte, Burgundy and Condrieu
Thank you Howard, so this seems to confirm that the 2014 vintage was still relatively good in Verduno, a northern region of Barolo, compared to certain other villages.
- January 9th, 2019, 2:49 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Revue du Vin de France on Ripeness in White Wine
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1547
Re: Revue du Vin de France on Ripeness in White Wine
It is indeed a very interesting opinion, that poses very valid questions. Is it normal that a Meursault all of a sudden tastes like a Chablis? I don't pass judgment, but I am glad the discussion is at least out in the open. I fully agree that this is a complex topic, and unless you are immersed in B...
- December 20th, 2018, 1:04 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2002 Clos de Vougeot Dinner
- Replies: 8
- Views: 564
Re: TN: 2002 Clos de Vougeot Dinner
Nice tasting, but the Mortet CdV 2002 is missing
. Had it a few weeks ago, and your notes on the Grivot seems to resemble my impressions.

- December 9th, 2018, 12:02 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: When a Burgundy producer's pricing increases astronomically
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3295
Re: When a Burgundy producer's pricing increases astronomically
You are correct: she will get a parcel of Clos Vougeot, a large parcel of Vosne Beaux Monts, and more Morey-Saint-Denis village. The domaine will maybe grow by 20% I figure, but I need to ask her the exact figures. Currently the vines are in fermage (tact precludes my saying to who), so there will ...
- December 7th, 2018, 1:17 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1052
Re: TN: 2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Hi Mark, it was a fairly tasty wine. I wouldn't seek it out but happy to drink another glass if it came my way. Good to know, I remember my father buying a couple of cases of this and the Hommage, under the influence of RP. They have been way too powerful for me, curious to know if that is changing.
- November 22nd, 2018, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Great Burgundy/Great Appetizer Combo?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 928
Re: Great Burgundy/Great Appetizer Combo?
Also consider some well made vitello tonnato - will not overpower the wine, is delicious and can be made in small servings. Drawback is that you need a butcher who can cook the veal and slice it very thinly, unless you can do that at home. Our butcher roasts the veal lightly, which isn't the "real" ...
- November 21st, 2018, 2:27 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thoughts on stems / whole cluster...
- Replies: 67
- Views: 2447
Re: Thoughts on stems / whole cluster...
I asked at Gouges last year, and surprisingly, they always destem and have always done so.Robert Grenley wrote: ↑November 20th, 2018, 11:36 pmAnyone have a pretty good idea which Burgundy producers usually destem and which almost always do whole cluster and which may occupy the middle ground and may or may not add a variable amount?
- November 16th, 2018, 6:30 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2016 Mugneret Gibourg village wine > $200!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 3240
Re: 2016 Mugneret Gibourg village wine > $200!
Big money will buy the Domains sooner or later. This has certainly nothing to do with the world I started to discover and love 35 years ago. Agreed in part, as it's often not the whole that is being sold: for the last 10-20 years, we have already been moving away from the winemaker as owner model t...
- November 11th, 2018, 1:18 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Thoughts on Buying and Consuming BURGUNDY
- Replies: 109
- Views: 5839
Re: Thoughts on Buying and Consuming BURGUNDY
The greatest wines for the least money, again IMO, are from the best ageworthy producers from the best towns in the Cote de Beaune: Volnay from Pousse d'Or and Marquis d'Angerville; Pommard from de Courcel and Comte Armand; Beaune from Besancenot, Morot and (you won't find them here) Lycee Viticole...
- November 8th, 2018, 5:42 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 01 Meo Cros Parentoux, 04 Lafon Montie, 06 Coche Perrieres
- Replies: 3
- Views: 363
Re: 01 Meo Cros Parentoux, 04 Lafon Montie, 06 Coche Perrieres
You can see the restaurant on his instagram profile. But a nice list, should visit when I get to Brussels.Barry Rothof wrote: ↑November 7th, 2018, 1:44 pmThx Thomas great wines and notes! Yes quite a few restaurants in Belgium have deep cellars and longstanding Burgundy allocations but don't know the place in Brussels?
- November 2nd, 2018, 8:22 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Recent red B’dy vintages that drink great now?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1598
Re: Recent red B’dy vintages that drink great now?
I have had some very tasty 07s over the last months - contrary to some 06s which did excite me less. Village level 10s also quite good, though would wait a few years compared to 07s.
- October 30th, 2018, 7:58 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: The Safest White Burgs
- Replies: 87
- Views: 3852
Re: The Safest White Burgs
I wouldn't exclude old school producers in Macon, such as Guffens-Heynen, who seem to have excellent premox records.
A nice article by WF Kelley: https://wfkelley.com/2017/03/25/rebel-a ... e-guffens/
A nice article by WF Kelley: https://wfkelley.com/2017/03/25/rebel-a ... e-guffens/
- October 28th, 2018, 2:10 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2011 Jadot Savigny 1er Cru 'Dominode'
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1298
Re: 2011 Jadot Savigny 1er Cru 'Dominode'
I did not like the 11’s I tasted in general, although I had very little experience tasting them. I skipped the vintage except for 1 Djuac CSD (not sure...I must have committed to it prior), and 5 total bottles of Rousseau...probably so I could ray in the mix for the next vintages. Has anyone had an...
- October 27th, 2018, 9:04 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Moving to London, trying to understand ‘In Bond’
- Replies: 11
- Views: 966
Re: Moving to London, trying to understand ‘In Bond’
Thanks all, this is very helpful. Agree that if I'm planning on drinking the wine it makes zero sense to put it 'in bond'. Appreciate the recommendation on Berry Bros - familiar with them and the existing info they have online is very helpful. No idea where I'll be living yet. When I lived there la...
- October 26th, 2018, 6:40 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Moving to London, trying to understand ‘In Bond’
- Replies: 11
- Views: 966
Re: Moving to London, trying to understand ‘In Bond’
I don't think they are dumb questions, but would it not be easier to get in touch with a large merchant who sells a lot in bond, like Berry Bros, https://www.bbr.com? They should have a clear answer for you?
Edit: https://www.bbr.com/shopping/in-bond
Edit: https://www.bbr.com/shopping/in-bond
- October 17th, 2018, 5:50 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 05 de L'arlot NSG Les Petits Plets and 05 Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits
- Replies: 6
- Views: 295
Re: TN: 05 de L'arlot NSG Les Petits Plets and 05 Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits
Are these wines expensive in the US? The 05 clos des forets is drinking pretty amazing at this stage. I have had 2 in the last 3 months. In Europe, it has gone under the radar a bit in recent years.
- October 8th, 2018, 5:25 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Are You Buying 2014 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1434
Re: Are You Buying 2014 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo?
I am looking to buy a couple of bottles (based in Europe) of 2014, ao to have a few bottles of each year and to try to get on the first row for 2015 and 2016. Just this weekend, I paid EUR 170 all-in for a bottle of 2011 in a shop in Amsterdam as I didn't have one yet. It was the bottle with the art...
- October 2nd, 2018, 7:56 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2018 Keller Schubertslay Kabinett - first impressions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 856
Re: 2018 Keller Schubertslay Kabinett - first impressions
So they started on 20 September and are still harvesting on 2 October? Are these still kabinett level grapes sugar content wise?
- October 2nd, 2018, 5:09 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2015 Emmanuel Rouget Savigny-lès-Beaune
- Replies: 9
- Views: 422
Re: 2015 Emmanuel Rouget Savigny-lès-Beaune
what is the price of this wine? In the States, high, if you can find it. Looks to be between $70 and $100 in Europe. One retailer in the states has one vintage (2009) and they want $185/btl, which is more than a little bit insane OK...I would have thought around $50...but still, there seems to be a...
- October 2nd, 2018, 12:32 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2015 Emmanuel Rouget Savigny-lès-Beaune
- Replies: 9
- Views: 422
Re: 2015 Emmanuel Rouget Savigny-lès-Beaune
Independently from whether it is good or not, I think it's a great evolution that top red winemakers are expanding beyond the standard village of VR, CM, GC etc and venture out into the surrounding villages which should have an impact on the pricing (hopefully) - what is the price of this wine?
- October 1st, 2018, 1:34 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Super Mâconnais
- Replies: 11
- Views: 517
Re: Super Mâconnais
Isn't this producer a distributor turned winemaker? My guess is that he buys the grapes en négoce, but I could be wrong. The beaujolais I have tried were pretty good, although not typical.
- September 24th, 2018, 10:51 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Beaune wine auction
- Replies: 9
- Views: 841
Re: Beaune wine auction
Can someone enlighten me on what type of product the domaine that would do the elevage, gets? Grapes, pressed juices, fermented juice, juice already in barrels? Ie curious to know what type of control a domaine would be able to assert over the finished product.
- September 21st, 2018, 12:00 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco (Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2002
Re: TN: 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco (Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco)
The normales are for still around here for the following prices (all-in): 2013 Barbaresco: 27.45 2014 Barbaresco: 29.40 2015 Barbaresco : 31.35 Which one would you recommend for the medium term? Is that dollars or euros? Euros - dollars are not yet that common around these places (ie Luxembourg).
- September 20th, 2018, 2:16 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: 2018 Keller Schubertslay Kabinett - first impressions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 856
Re: 2018 Keller Schubertslay Kabinett - first impressions
Nice pictures - curious to try this. I assume they will make other wines than Kabinett from this vineyard? Any idea when they will do the next round?
And I realize it's only about a 1 hour drive from here....
And I realize it's only about a 1 hour drive from here....
- September 17th, 2018, 7:36 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TN: 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco (Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2002
Re: TN: 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco (Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco)
The normales are for still around here for the following prices (all-in):
2013 Barbaresco: 27.45
2014 Barbaresco: 29.40
2015 Barbaresco : 31.35
Which one would you recommend for the medium term?
2013 Barbaresco: 27.45
2014 Barbaresco: 29.40
2015 Barbaresco : 31.35
Which one would you recommend for the medium term?
- September 17th, 2018, 1:20 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Your favorite Boudot
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1874
Re: Your favorite Boudot
The problem with the Georges Noellat wines is that they have gone from being reasonable to insanely expensive way too fast. Curious to know where this price hike comes from in the US. Ex-domaine, the wines are still very reasonably priced. Retail pricing seems very steep in the US. We served the re...
- September 16th, 2018, 6:16 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Your favorite Boudot
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1874
Re: Your favorite Boudot
The problem with the Georges Noellat wines is that they have gone from being reasonable to insanely expensive way too fast. Curious to know where this price hike comes from in the US. Ex-domaine, the wines are still very reasonably priced. Retail pricing seems very steep in the US. We served the re...
- September 5th, 2018, 1:31 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Piedmont trip: which estates should I visit? Update: Trip report.
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3878
Re: Piedmont trip: which estates should I visit? Update: Trip report.
I have a couple more questions about an upcoming trip at the end of October. On the back end we are going to go to Lake Como for a couple days. Likely Bellagio. Any recommendations for things to do up there? You should check whether end of October is a good period to visit. I wouldn't be surprised ...
- August 26th, 2018, 4:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: They're havin' a heat wave
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3341
Re: They're havin' a heat wave
As a quick update, I spent a few in Burgundy this week. Things were looking good, although rain was lacking. People were concerned with phenolic maturity starting to become stuck due to lack of thereof. Berries were super concentrated (according to Cecile Tremblay, a bit too much, "very thick skins"...
- August 20th, 2018, 5:45 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Is this Domaine or Maison Leroy?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1476
Re: Is this Domaine or Maison Leroy?
Legally, "Domaine" can only be used for producers that make wine from their own vineyards, right? I wonder if the "Mis en bouteille au domaine" carries the same legal implication. Yes. It's Domaine. http://www.domaine-leroy.com/homepage/ Careful relying just on the website, because in my view, she ...
- August 20th, 2018, 5:43 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Is this Domaine or Maison Leroy?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1476
Re: Is this Domaine or Maison Leroy?
This is domaine. Label says "propriétaire" so can only be domaine. Actually drunk this a couple of months ago. Very good bottle, though pricing there is becoming a bit detached from quality, however high it is. Thomas, agreed for these bottles, but what about metayage arrangements? The winemaker wo...
- August 14th, 2018, 9:51 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 344
Re: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
Did their former importer, Kacher, pick the most overtly oaky barrels for export? I do think that this is an interesting point, although the only winemaker I know whose importer selects barrels specifically for the American market, is Gerard Raphet. So there, the wines for the US market are definit...
- August 14th, 2018, 12:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 344
Re: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
Interesting take JW. I've only had a handful, from villages to Lavaux and some others. With enough age, it would seem, but nothing that I would consider "older" Maybe I'm catching them too young. Always strike me as full-fruit and rather polished/modern. Just my personal view, Dennis, from visiting...
- August 13th, 2018, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 344
Re: TNs: 2011 Morey Blanc Meursault Charmes, 2010 C. Dugat Gevery-Chambertin
I am always surprised that the wines of Claude Dugat are considered as new world pinot noir. When you visit there is absolutely nothing modern about the winery. Makes you wonder whether the lighter style currently en vogue is not the more worked one. And his wines are definitely on the cheaper end o...
- August 9th, 2018, 4:29 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: They're havin' a heat wave
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3341
They're havin' a heat wave
FYI it's currently raining in the whole region...will visit in a couple of weeks time before harvest, which I believe is currently expected to be end of August for the whites and beginning of September for the reds.
- August 7th, 2018, 12:35 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNR: (2006) Groffier Amoureuses
- Replies: 5
- Views: 287
TNR: (2006) Groffier Amoureuses
For a bit of a mixed vintage. Very much like the chambolle s I have tried. More hit and miss I Gevrey-Chambertin. But then again, I don't drink them super old...
- August 6th, 2018, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: TNR: (2006) Groffier Amoureuses
- Replies: 5
- Views: 287
TNR: (2006) Groffier Amoureuses
From last year: Wow. This is good stuff. Transparent color with strawberry and delicate orange peel on the nose. Taste is perfectly in balance with well integrated oak. Soft and no aggressive acidity. Classy. In drinking window. When it's good why wait?
- July 29th, 2018, 2:08 pm
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Something fishy with H Jayer bottles in the UK...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1185
Something fishy with H Jayer bottles in the UK...
As far as I can see on social media, the market is flooded with jayer fakes. Would never even think of buying bottles like these.
- July 18th, 2018, 9:54 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Burgundy Under the Radar BY NEAL MARTIN
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3072
Burgundy Under the Radar BY NEAL MARTIN
Bizot and Arnoux-Lachaux can hardly be described as under the radar in Western Europe.
Irancy
A tasting note from a month ago: Thierry Richoux Irancy 2009. Brought back from the domaine a week ago by my brother. Color very light red, nice evolution. On the nose, light red fruit, bit of pomegranate and meat. More in direction of Gevrey-Chambertin. On the palate, not super lengthy, but already...
- July 5th, 2018, 5:42 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Piedmont trip: which estates should I visit? Update: Trip report.
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3878
Piedmont trip: which estates should I visit?
Or drive up into the Alta Langhe -- the hills to the south of Barolo and Barbaresco -- for lunch. It's quite a different world up there. More hazelnuts than vines, and quite off the beaten track. I haven't been to La Coccinella in some years, but it still has a good reputation. It indeed still is a...
- June 24th, 2018, 9:03 am
- Forum: Wine Talk
- Topic: Is there a/how does one get on the DRC list
- Replies: 82
- Views: 6946
Is there a/how does one get on the DRC list
Inclusion of stems gives DRC wines a very unique profile when young. The truth of the matter is that some people can't tell whites from reds when served blindfolded and most folks will have difficulty telling GCs from village wines. Mostly agree with this statement. An experienced palate can probab...