In late November I popped over to Burgundy for a few days to taste the 2016 vintage in situ. One of the best tastings was at Maison Joseph Drouhin, both…
Dinner at La Maison du Colombier, Beaune
Rather daft to think that you can do a walk-in to somewhere as spectacularly good as La Maison du Columbier in Beaune, especially in the third week of November, but…
A couple of nice Chablis
I’m a big Chablis fan, and these two bottles really hit the mark. Sebastien Dampt Chablis 2016 Burgundy, France 12.5% alcohol £19.50 Berry Bros & Rudd This is benchmark Chablis,…
Ce Qui Nous Lie (Back to Burgundy): a film about wine
Was glad to catch this film on my last flight. It’s a French film set in Burgundy, and it’s probably the most gorgeously wine-focused film I’ve seen: even more so…
Roulot: how Jean-Marc makes some of the most compelling white Burgundies of all
I had the pleasure of meeting Jean-Marc Roulot yesterday. Roulot has established himself as one of the superstars of white Burgundy – the new Coche, if you will. The wines…
Dinner at 67 with uncle Erni
Gareth Birchley of Berry Bros & Rudd (and Come Dine With Me fame) convened a small dinner. Birchley, who was described by Telegraph wine columnist Victoria Moore as ‘a boisterous…
Alexandre Jouveaux Combarnier (2010) NV Vin de France
This is quite a wine. It’s seven years old, made in a very natural way, and it’s still incredibly reductive, with a strong matchstick/mineral character. There are some subtle oxidative…
Lovely wines at Noble Rot
Was in Noble Rot on Friday night with Mark and Dan. It ended up becoming quite a big evening and we had some nice wines. How did we manage in…
A couple of lovely Chardonnays: Kutch and Bachelet-Monnot
Had a couple of lovely Chardonnays side by side: one from Burgundy, the other from the cool Sonoma Coast. Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2011 Burgundy, France Lemony and…