On his 2007 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses - "Amoureuses is one of the finest Crus in Burgundy. On Chambertin Clos de Beze - "If you close your eyes, this is like a white wine. Here are a few photos that haven't made it into the other posts: Château de Chambolle-Musigny, home of Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier. MORE >>

I was thinking about my Burgundy trip the other night at 3:30 am while rocking a squalling baby in the crook of my arm. Then pull it out at 3:30 am and you'll see… So I found that the most commonly occurring terroirs across our visits were Bonnes Mares and Charmes Chambertin, both Grand Cru, both tasted four times. Denis. Lovely wine. MORE >>

Georges 1er Cru (a red Burgundy for those who don't have a masters in wine labeling) had some nice cherry and forest berry on the nose, together with some minerality & earthiness. then moved on the the Burgundies of Domaine Henri Jouan. I've mentioned this event twice and have promised to write a more comprehensive review. MORE >>

This is the first Burgundy Trip 2008 post. also learned a lot about terroir in Burgundy. The main things I learned about terroir are this: 1) Terroir is real in Burgundy. That Aux Combottes and Clos St Jacques make vastly different wines, even though they are both vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin. Quite the opposite. MORE >>

have been sampling some older experiments using this strategy, a few 2001 Pinots from Oregon and Burgundy, 2002 was considered the star vintage in both regions. This kind of thinking is especially important for me now that every few years it seems to be "the vintage of the century" in Burgundy (or Bordeaux, others too). So beautiful. MORE >>