Burgundy World

Not so screwy

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Here's a very interesting Oregon wine research blog on the merits of screw-caps, particularly for bottling young wine. The author goes into some depth to explain how various chemical and other issues are overcome to ensure the wine in the bottle stays good.

Two Volnays

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

I am starting to think that the best wine growers must be from Meursault. First there was that Monthelie Les Clous, by Meursault man Daniel Buisson-Dupont, and now we just had a stunning Volnay Champans Premier Cru 2002 by Jean-Marie Bouzereau, again based in Meursault. The same evening with guests we had a Volnay village 1998 from Volnay, Michel Lafarge again. This older wine was venerable, elegant, but perhaps a little thin, possibly� because of its age. B-

Pommard power

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This Pommard 1er cru Les Poutures 2000 from Domaine Lejeune packed a punch and was easily the strongest Burgundy served at dinner a few weeks ago during a meal that showed a Savigny Les Beaunes 2003 and� a Volnay 1998 village. The Pommard thumped home strength and elegance, but perhaps lacked the extraordinary creamy fullness of some Monthelies. B

My Monthelie sisters

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Reds; kaleidoscope and fireworks, starting from 4-5 years in, incred at 10. B+

Little Italy

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT

At their best, Italian wines, particularly the reds, are match for most French wines. I still remember evenings over Barolos in London, or the so-called chambr� wines in Roma, chambr� being room temperature in August. It was like soup.

Pinot noir viewed Sideways

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

When I heard this quote in the movie Sideways it was refreshing; that this is exactly how I and probably zillions of others have felt and even described Burgundy reds in the past. Perhaps we were not wrong after all.