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The following are all Domaine Tawse wines. Those from Gevrey came from the former B. Maume estate. (Continue reading here.)
Showing posts with label Mazoyeres-Chambertin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mazoyeres-Chambertin. Show all posts
Domaine G./Christophe* ROUMIER (Chambolle-Musigny) -- 2018 Tasted from Barrel
(Please see my overall comments on the 2018 Côte d’ Or vintage here.)
Christophe Roumier said that he began harvesting on 5 September. Harvesting lasted six days and he characterized it as “easy” and “quick.” Yields were normal and less than in 2017. Alcohols were relatively high -- up to 14.2º, although most were in the 13.2-14.0º range. Whole clusters are 35% for the village wine, about 50% in the premier cru wines and 55% in the grand cru wines. Christophe performed very little punchdown (pigeage) in 2018. Malolactic fermentations began in April and finished in July.
Wines marked with an asterisk (*) are labelled as Christophe Roumier; the other wines are labelled Domaine G. Roumier.
Arnaud MORTET (Gevrey-Chambertin) -- 2018 Tasted from Barrel
Please see background on the harvest at Mortet here.
These are wines that Arnaud Mortet makes from vineyards that he farms. In some cases, they are the same appellations as Domaine Denis Mortet’s wines, but different plots within the appellations that he does not own.
Domaine TAWSE (Nuits-Saint-Georges) -- 2018 Tasted from Barrel
(Please see my overview of the 2018 vintage in Burgundy here.)
Harvesting for estate red wines began on 3 September in Beaune (some of the whites, which I did not have time to taste, were picked the preceding weekend). Harvest lasted to 13 September for domaine wines, selected negociant wines picked after that.
Malo-lactic fermentations were variable, none started before the alcoholic fermentations had finished.
Malo-lactic fermentations were variable, none started before the alcoholic fermentations had finished. There are some very ripe wines here that will not please lovers of classic Burgundies, but the wines from the former Domaine Maume have turned out very well.(Continue reading here.)
Malo-lactic fermentations were variable, none started before the alcoholic fermentations had finished. There are some very ripe wines here that will not please lovers of classic Burgundies, but the wines from the former Domaine Maume have turned out very well.(Continue reading here.)
Jean-Marie FOURRIER (Gevrey-Chambertin) -- 2016 Part I: Négociant Wines Tasted from Tank and Barrel Samples
(Originally published November 2017)
These are the negociant wines that Jean-Marie Fourrier has been making for the last several years. The wines are from purchased fruit, and Fourrier sometimes does the harvesting (as opposed to receiving fruit already harvested by the owner).
With the exception of the Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Échanges, all the grapes were destemmed. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine TAWSE (Nuits-Saint-Georges) -- 2016 Part I: Reds Tasted from Barrel
(Originally published December 2017)
These are Tawse’s own vineyards and treated biodynamically. There’s plenty to like here in quality, but quantities, as with so much of Burgundy in 2016, are often distressingly low. (Continue reading here.)
These are Tawse’s own vineyards and treated biodynamically. There’s plenty to like here in quality, but quantities, as with so much of Burgundy in 2016, are often distressingly low. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine David DUBAND/François FEUILLET (Chavigny) 2016 Part II -- Grands Crus Tasted from Barrel
(Originally published 21 February 2018)
Background information on the vintage at Duband is located here.
As I mentioned in the previous post, these wines may be sold under either the David Duband or the François Feuillet label. (Continue reading here.)
Domaine Denis MORTET/Arnaud MORTET (Gevrey-Chambertin) -- 2016 Tasted from Barrel Part II: Grand Crus
(Originally published 1 April 2016)
There has been an amazing expansion of grand cru offerings here — no longer just the Chambertin and the Clos de Vougeot, there are now at least seen different wines (although the Echézeaux won’t be commercialized in 2016 because production was so low; it is from the same parcel that Christophe Roumier now is making wine from). (Continue reading here.)
René BOUVIER, René LECLERC, Henri RICHARD, TAUPENOT-MERME -- 2017 Tasted from Barrel Samples
The quality is consistent in this selection, without any wine that especially stands out from the others. (Continue reading here.)
Arnaud MORTET (Gevrey-Chambertin -- 2017 Tasted from Barrel
These are wines Arnaud Mortet is now commercializing under his own name. They are from purchased fruit or land owned with an investor. (Continue reading here.)
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