Incredible day's tasting and visiting today. We began in Meursault, with Jean-Philippe Fichet - really impressive wines, tasting back to Now I remember why I love white Burgundy. Below is a view over Meursault Tesson towards the village. Really precise wines, with real impact and minerality - using 'good' reduction well. Lunch was at Louis Latour, with a big tasting that included some very smart wines, as well as some more commercial bottles. This was followed by a drive through some of the top vineyards of Burgundy Corton Charlemagne is below, and below that I'm pictured in front of the Romanee Conti vineyard.
The afternoon began very well indeed. Domaine Dujac, with Jeremy Seysses above , was one of the best tastings I've had all year. Such elegance and balance in the wines, going back to Finally, we visited Sylvain Cathiard in Vosne-Romanee.
It's a small family domaine that's making some serious wines. Sylvain and his wife Odette have recently been joined by their son Sebastien, who will be taking over the domaine in due course. They are pictured in front of their small holding of the Romanee St Vivant vineyard above. Labels: Burgundy. There's something thrilling about Burgundy. Just one visit today - Joseph Drouhin. We met with Jean-Francois Curie and Philippe Drouhin and tasted through a large range of wines, including a wonderful Clos des Mouches Blanc and the excellent Montrachet.
Then it was off to dinner at Le Benaton www. Labels: Burgundy , restaurants. Excited to be off to Burgundy for a short trip tomorrow morning. And the weather forecast is fantastic. A quick blog post before I retire to bed, tired from a busy day. Fiona and I were off to Wimbledon, courtesy of Beaujolais.
It's wonderful that in this modern world there's still a major tennis event being played on grass. We took the train from Strawberry Hill and walked up from Wimbledon station, through pretty Wimbledon village. Fiona used to live round here, and it's a really attractive area. We had a lovely lunch, washed down with Beaujolais, including Jean Foillard's wonderful Cotes de Py Morgon, and a Domaine des Nuges Fleurie recently stocked by Majestic - a really solid wine.
