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The contrast with my last tasting trip (the frenzy that is UGC week in Bordeaux) could not be more pronounced. In spite of Parker’s enthusiasm for the region, the Rhône
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Over the last two days, David and I descended into the Côte Challonaise and the Maconnais. Our first noteworthy stop was with the colourful and charming Jean-Pierre Charton of Mercurey.
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After a superb day in Chablis, Robin Kick and I dropped down to the Côte d’Or to get our first real glimpse of the 2009 vintage in Burgundy, before our main tastings in November.
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There has been much speculation about the 2009s. Similar to the 2005s, they have received lots of attention claiming this to be one of the greater vintages in the last 10 years.
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It is not easy to find great Pommard and Volnay. Certainly the wines of d’Angerville, Lafarge and de Montille are exceptional but so are those being made