Burgundy Archive

The Launch of Domaine François Carillon

Last Thursday saw the launch of our latest exclusivity – Domaine François Carillon – Alison (Buchanan) has done a full offer so I will not repeat that here but give more my view of the wines. The venue was Le Cerle near Sloane Square, which gave proceedings a suitably chic feel....
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Clos de Tart – A Dinner for true Burgundophiles..

Three years ago, launching Clos de Tart as C & B’s ‘hot’ new exclusivity was a little harder work than we would like to have let on. A Domaine that we truly believed in but whose reputation had waned in the years before Sylvain Pitiot - current ‘master’ - arrived....
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. A Very Special Dinner with Aubert de Villaine

It is always a treat to have Aubert de Villaine in the UK to show the Domaine’s wines but for a whole evening, over dinner, was a real privilege. The setting of the Drapers Hall (as recently seen in ‘The King's Speech’) was perfect.  We had Salon 1997 from magnum...
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Romanée-Saint-Vivant 1999-2009

What difference a couple of weeks can make. Two weeks previously I had been in Burgundy to collect samples for our Burgundy ’09 tasting. The vineyards were thick with frost and difficult to discern through freezing fog. As Adam Brett-Smith and I arrived later on in the month, the fog had...
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Bonneau du Martray’s Jean-Charles is in Town

Last Thursday was Bonneau du Martray (BdM) day at C&B with Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière in town. For some crazy reason since we won the agency for the two wines of BdM - the 2009 is our 10th vintage - I have always managed to be away when...
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Notes from Hong Kong : A dinner demonstrating just how much fine wine is being drunk and enjoyed over in Asia

This is short and to the point - the line up does all the talking: On reception: Henri Giraud, Fut de Chêne, 1998 Champagne in magnum White Wines: Le Montrachet, Henri Boillot, 2000 Le Montrachet, Domaine Ramonet 1988 Red wines: Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1989 Château Haut-Brion 1989 Clos des Lambrays 1949 in magnum Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Rayas 1990 Clos St Denis,...
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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...
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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...
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A White Burgundy night in Hong Kong

As many of you know, I have now moved to Hong Kong and to keep you updated with all of C&B’s endeavours in Asia and my own adventures along the way, I humbly submit this Blog to you for your enjoyment on C&B’s very smart new website! Kung Hei Fat Choy!!...
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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...
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