so if you are reading this for the first time, before reading the "tale" below you should know that the goal of this exercise is to taste wines blind and deduce the vintage, grape, and other matters of importance. immediately thought the Cote de Beaune for it seemed like a red wine produced in a region better known for white wines. MORE >>

“Welcome,&# says Jean-Baptiste, an energetic dark-haired man, ushering us inside his very modern tasting room of this newly built structure. tall young receptionist leads us to the chandelier-lit tasting table and we are given glasses for the tasting of 2009s to follow. It is aged in old oak barrels and quite refreshing. MORE >>

Rapet is a energetic, compact man with dark hair and a curious resemblance to his forefathers whose ancient black and white photograph occupies a wall of the tasting room. Rapet eagerly guides us through a tasting of his excellent wines, which begins with a barrel fermented Aligote 09 matured in 20% new French oak (pressed, no crushing). MORE >>

Chinese film star inaugurated the annual Hospice de Beaune auction, where the catalogues also had Mandarin on the cover. Tags: tasting sized pours SIPPED: critiquing the critics. Robert De Niro honors Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic achievements–by commenting on his wine (and their scores). LA Weekly ]. SIPPED: Lafitte. MORE >>

But not in the unripe sense, in otherwise ripe wines, it is a vegetal, raw cedar, seaweedy, unpleasant aroma and taste. Here are the wines we drank, in the order that we drank them with our dinner: Jean-Marc Morey Beaune 1er Cru Grèves. also thought Morey's Beaune Grèves was in a good spot for immediate drinking. Vivant. MORE >>