burgundy

Rich textured nose of cut grass, lemon, oyster shell and shale. There’s a depth that belies it lowly stature (in name alone). Crisp lemony, bold and textured with plenty of green and red apple and oyster mushroom (?)… Rich, round and deep… almost contemplative. Every sniff and sip grows on you…...

Dear all! My name is Stas and I am the wine enthusiast from a tiny country of Latvia hidden in the Eastern Europe. I am passionate about wine and have been blogging for a while. Mostly tasting notes, some quirky rankings and occasional winemakers profiles. Like many of you here, I read a lot of...

Coronavirus quarantine is almost over in my home country of Latvia. So I was bit late with my 1st Zoom winentasting which I organised for my friends. I prepared a set of 6 wines served in individual bottles. All bottles have gone through a rigorous disinfection! Delivered the day before to...

Dear all, I recently published Part 1 of the Red Burgundy Research. The first part was about the best villages producing Pinot Noir in Burgundy. In the second part of the research I focused on the Grand Crus and how some of the Premier Crus relate to them.⁣⁣⁣ Follow the link to read the...

Feeling excited to finish my extensive research on Red Burgundy - home for the best Pinot Noir on the planet Earth.⁣⁣⁣ Red Burgundy Research. Part 1. The Best Villages ⁣⁣⁣ Part 1 - the best villages ranking and village appellation profiles. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Part 2 - Grand Cru rating and how the best 1er...

Currently tucking into a 2012 Bourgogne Rouge "Oka" from Domaine Arlaud... they've changed the naming on the label from the first time I picked this up at the local merchants when it said "Domaine Arlaud", but now has their "funky" A &Arlaud logo. It started off very grumpy and uncouth... oaky...

Great evening. Wines and menu below. Thanks to Chris for pulling this one together. The grouse was lovely for me, not too well hung but enough to give a rich depth of flavour. Kudos to Richard at Hewats. No proper notes from me I'm afraid. The Jobard Mersault was my favourite white, beautifully...

2001 Frédéric Magnien Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Baulet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru (18/01/2016) Pale and dried blood red colour. Cellar cold to start but soon got going. At first a faint touch of brett? No obvious oak. Meatiness for sure. And quite a spiky...