Spent several days in Burgundy recently as part of a week in France. I love pinot noir, my favourite grape by a long way, so it was a trip I've been wanting to do for ages.
Spent the first night in Gevrey Chambertin - generally my preferred AOC - and went to a couple of tastings. Unfortunately we were flying back, so couldn't take much with us, and the Euro and taxes mean that importing loads isn't a great option at the moment. We bought half a case of 2014 Les Cazetiers and flew them back in our luggage - very much looking forward to drinking that!
Next couple of nights we stayed in Aloxe-Corton. Another of my preferred appellations, with some of the best whites in the world in my opinion. My uncle has a subscription with a local producer - he pays an annual fee and in return is guaranteed a certain amount of cases at a hefty discount - so we had a great tour of their facilities and went through most of their wines (at 10am on a Monday morning!). It's all villages stuff but a decent quality. Given the discount - and my uncle picking up my order in September with his annual purchase - means that we'll be drinking very decent Beaune and Cotes de Nuits stuff at about £15 a bottle for the next year.
All in all a very good trip, and was completed with a few days in Provence hammering through the local rose.
Also ordered in some of my favourite Californian pinot noir too, which I shall be selectively going through as my wife is off the booze for the next 7 months!
Spent the first night in Gevrey Chambertin - generally my preferred AOC - and went to a couple of tastings. Unfortunately we were flying back, so couldn't take much with us, and the Euro and taxes mean that importing loads isn't a great option at the moment. We bought half a case of 2014 Les Cazetiers and flew them back in our luggage - very much looking forward to drinking that!
Next couple of nights we stayed in Aloxe-Corton. Another of my preferred appellations, with some of the best whites in the world in my opinion. My uncle has a subscription with a local producer - he pays an annual fee and in return is guaranteed a certain amount of cases at a hefty discount - so we had a great tour of their facilities and went through most of their wines (at 10am on a Monday morning!). It's all villages stuff but a decent quality. Given the discount - and my uncle picking up my order in September with his annual purchase - means that we'll be drinking very decent Beaune and Cotes de Nuits stuff at about £15 a bottle for the next year.
All in all a very good trip, and was completed with a few days in Provence hammering through the local rose.
Also ordered in some of my favourite Californian pinot noir too, which I shall be selectively going through as my wife is off the booze for the next 7 months!
il stick with £20 bottles of Taylor’s ruby port
