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Burgundy Archive
Tweezers and velvet gloves… What makes wines from Comte Georges de Vogüé some of the finest in Burgundy (and therefore the world.)
Having arrived in London at midday on Thursday, after dinners in Edinburgh and Yorkshire the previous two nights, Jean-Luc Pépin from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé was thrust straight into a tasting for the team here at 1TMS (see photo). This was a brilliant opportunity for the team to taste...
Read More Olivier Leflaive Entertains Shoreditch House
I can’t quite say that my first blog for C&B was by popular demand (in truth, it was the result of a colleague asking whether I would like to, at the same time as handing me a glass of Cuvée Margoton rosé on the evening of this event) but perhaps...
Read More Aubert de Villaine – Decanter Man of the Year
The start of En Primeur and other things have got in the way of writing up the evening when 1 Thomas More Street hosted a seriously memorable Presentation Dinner. Two months of work by Adam, Bernadette and Davina saw the office converted out of almost all recognition - the entrance...
Read More Clos de Tart Masterclass
Although all the talk at the moment is about Bordeaux 2009, that was put to one side last night for a magnificent feast of fine red Burgundy. The burgundy in question was Clos de Tart, the magnificent monopole grand cru from Morey-St-Denis. 70 burgundophiles gathered in Forbes House in Belgravia...
Read More Clos de Tart 2008….
Having last tasted the Clos de Tart 2008 wines on Day 5 in Burgundy back in November it was great to get the chance this morning to taste the final assemblage, albeit not in final bottle as it will not be bottled unitl April/May. The release of the 2008 will...
Read More DRC 2007…..not bad for a Monday!
For the first time I can remember (and amazingly this was my 11th vintage) the DRC Press Tasting was on a Monday. As is traditional now the wines are shown to the press just after bottling, which was done in the last two months. The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines...
Read More The 2008 Burgundy Tasting…with Alsace, Germany and older vintages!
Last Thursday saw the 2008 Burgundy release tasting at the Tower of London, a venue we are making our “tasting home” for the time being. The format was a pretty tried and trusted one with a press and trade preview from 3pm till 5.30pm and then from 6pm till 8.30pm...
Read More and they’re off……
First blog entry since the site has gone live although there are plenty of blogs from the last few months - Dinners, Tastings, Burgundy trips etc - I have been getting things ready for a while!!
It’s been a hell of a week.
Last Friday saw the release of Domaine Leflaive 2008...
Read More Burgundy – Day 5 – d’Angerville and Clos de Tart
As the photos below suggest our last morning was a cold, foggy and damp one….I had been looking forward to both the day’s visits - d’Angerville and Close de Tart - as I have recently met both Guillaume d’Angerville and Sylvain Pitiot in London and both struck me as charming...
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