Archive for June, 2008
Trauma
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008I decided tonight - as an addendum to the 1998 tastings - to open my solitary bottle of Rousseau’s Chambertin, thinking to add the tasting note to those already there. I know you are already ahead of me : it was corked. Interestingly corked though. On the nose I first thought “is it corked ?”. […]
Recipe : “Bourgogne à la 1998”
Friday, June 20th, 2008“Despite what you may have heard or read, the 1998 red Burgundies at the mid to top levels are very good and at the highest levels, they are nothing short of phenomenal.” – Allen Meadows (Burghound) in 2001
“all of this focus on the potential pitfalls of the vintage does not do justice to the large […]
Volnay – Dancing on the dark side
Thursday, June 19th, 2008A quick report on a delightful tasting last week, organised by Genesis Wines, and hosted by Etienne de Montille. All the wines came from the Domaine’ reserves and were in tip-top condition.
The top wines – nay, all the wines - of this Domaine are fairly austere, and seem to need 10 to 15 years, […]