2019 Burgundy Vintage Report
Due to the various travel restrictions within France and the UK caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, I did not visit Burgundy this year to taste the 2019 from barrel. Fortunately,…
100-Point Rating Scale
Wine Score and its Purpose Wine score is essentially a ranking of wines based on comparative assessment of their quality. It is one of the simplest ways to help drinkers…
Octavian Vaults – The UK’s Foremost Wine Storage Facility
Octavian Vaults is considered to be the “Rolls Royce” of professional wine storage facility in the UK. Located in Corsham in Wiltshire (about 12 miles from Bath), an area historically…
Premox Issue – Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2010
After reading and hearing mixed reviews on the 2010 Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly, I decided to test all 12 bottles from the case with Coravin. I…
Domaine Dujac 2018
Domaine Dujac managed to retain freshness superbly in this warm vintage, most wines were at a modest 13.5% alcohol, with a couple of cuvees close to 14% alcohol (Malconsorts). Grape…
2018 Burgundy Vintage Report
After tasting more than 50 producers and close to 800 wines in Burgundy and at En Premier week in London, it is evident that 2018 is a variable vintage for…
Domaine Joseph Colin 2018
2018 is Joseph Colin’s second vintage and he is honestly in a league of his own in Saint Aubin. Incredible purity and tension in all his whites. A producer to…
Domaine Y. Clerget 2018
2018 is Thibaud Clerget’s forth vintage at Domaine Y. Clerget and it is great to see him taking the reins of the family Domaine that was founded in 1268. Thibaud…
Domaine Pierre Girardin 2018
One of the most anticipated visits of my trip in Burgundy last month was Domaine Pierre Vincent Girardin, a new address in Meursault with gorgeous and smart Chardonnay and seriously…
Domaine Perrot-Minot 2018
Christophe Perrot-Minot made spectacular wines in 2018, a step up from his sumptuous wines in 2017 (which I can’t say the same for many producers in this vintage). 50-60% whole…