Domaine Jean Tardy & Fils, Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, Vieilles Vignes 2006 The nose features lively black fruit, black licorice and a little volatility. The mouth is quite fruity, with a fresh juicy character, vitamin C like sharp acidity and a little bit of green grippiness. The grapes are 50/50 Pinot and Gamay, grown in Vosne. Mis [...]

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Domaine Anne Gros, Bourgogne, Chardonnay 2001 The last time I poured this it wasn’t a big hit but it really showed nicely. Today it’s pushing a little further over the hill with more nuttiness and volatility that will put off some. Yet I love the complexity of flavors in the mouth and the way that [...]

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Domaine Bart, Marsannay, Rose 2007 The nose combines strawberries and minerality. The red fruits carry through in the mouth with a creamy texture and acidity for freshness. This is a nice example of the appellation and a fair price as rose wines keep going up in price and popularity. The wine is all Pinot Noir [...]

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Domaine Ghislaine et Jean-Hugues Goisot, Saint-Bris 2007 Of course all of the wines in this northern outpost of Burgundy do not go by the name of Chablis. We had an opportunity to visit the cellar in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux during our visit in March and the wines proved to be great values. This bottle of the ‘07 [...]

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Domaine Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanee, Les Hautes Maizieres 2005 This wine combines minerality, earth and sweet oak in a very dense, concentrated package. This wine shows again that tannin can be a player rather than the dominant feature in a concentrated Burgundy. Pascal Lachaux, proprietaire et viticulteur a Vosne-Romanee 13% $79.99 at The Wine Club

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Meo-Camuzet, Bourgogne 2005 At Les Grands Jours in the spring we were treated to a few of the domaine wines which were everything the reputation leads one to expect. With this wine we taste another bottle from the negociant line. Notes on the Morey from ‘04 were posted just last month.
In the nose of this [...]

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Domaine Anne Gros, Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits, Cuvee Marine 2006 The nose sports a nice combo of minerality and toastiness. The mouth is thick, rich and buttery yet balanced by a sense of green apples and their acidity, which keeps this wine from being cloying - very nice. Mis a Vosne-Romanee par Anne Gros, Proprietaire-viticulteur [...]

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Joseph Drouhin, Volnay 2005 The nose is dominated by brambles, stemminess and leaves. The fruit picks up in the mouth with ample acidity. There are ripe tannins which contribute firmness while being fairly supple by Burgundy standards. Mis by Drouhin, negociant eleveur a Beaune 13% $37.49 at Bottle Barn Drouhin
Nicolas Potel, Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru, Les [...]

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Deux Montille, Montagny Premier Cru, “Les Coeres” 2005 The nose displays a perfect mix of Burgundy’s minerality balanced by fruit, in this case a sense of citrus. The wine is full-on concentration with lots of acidity and some silky butteriness that is integrated into the wine rather than overwhelming it - superb!
Winemaker Alix of the [...]

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Domaine A. et P. de Villaine, Bouzeron 2006 Unfortunately this wine is showing quite a bit of VA in the form of nail polish. When I uncorked this bottle, it did appear that the seal was not complete so this obviously went off prematurely. This is too bad given the great Aligote we had from [...]

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Give this wine some time to blow off the stink. Then you can see the cherries, cola and earthy forest floor notes in the nose. There are gamey flavors in the mouth, with the acidity you’d expect and a rather light-body and light to moderate concentration. This is an old vine selection of Pinot Noir, [...]

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Verget, Macon Villages, “Grand Elevage” 2006 There’s a mix of minerality and doughy notes in the nose while the mouth is steely with a bit of slipperiness coating the tongue, adding richness to the austerity. From Jean-Marie Guffen, whose Chardonnays have been a consistent spot-on value in notes back to the 2003 vintage. Vinifie et [...]

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Meo-Camuzet, Morey-Saint-Denis 2004 At Les Grands Jours in the spring we were treated to a few of the domaine wines which were everything the reputation leads one to expect. With this wine we taste a bottle from the negociant line from a difficult vintage. Nonetheless, there’s more than a pittance of cherries and brown spices [...]

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Robert Groffier, Bourgogne, “Pinot Noir” 2005
The house style does not oppose earthiness and the bit of brett I picked up earlier in the spring is a bit more in the horse blanket zone now. In the mouth the earthiness comes through with tart cherries and a light coating of tannins; give it one hour [...]

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Louis Jadot, Beaujolais-Villages 2007 Clean berry and cherry fruit with a little minerality. The mouth is fruity with a light body, characteristic acidity and just a hint of tannic greenness - an easy picnic quaff. Eleve et mis at 71570 in France (It’s got to be Beaune, right? Or is that postal code the [...]

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William Fevre, Chablis, Champs Royaux, 2007
There’s a sense of stones and wet pavement in the nose. There are tangy green apples in the mouth that go on for a long time - very refreshing. Champs Royaux is a special selection from assorted parcels. P&B in Chablis 12.5% $23.99 at Bottle Barn Fevre

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Verget, Macon-Vergisson, “La Roche” 2006 Lots of fresh ripe red apples in the nose - you can taste them in your mouth with a nice tang of acidity in this light-bodied wine. From Jean-Marie Guffen, whose Chardonnays have been a spot-on value. 13% $14.99 at Bottle Barn

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