Image ex Christies…

Now that looks like fun !!

A short and sweet note – quite the opposite of this wine 🙂

2011 Trapet, Chambertin
Here’s a good width of complex, slightly musky aroma. Bright energetic – really complex – lighter style, luncheon Chambertin, but with delicious, attention holding complexity. I love it – and this is very representative of the lighter elegance without losing complexity that good 2011s deliver…
Rebuy – Yes

“I was brought up as an engineer so I like to try to understand things – but with wine I’ve given up!”

I was passing and had the chance to taste some wines from bottle, so…

2023 Chambolle-Musigny
Quite airy and fresh. Scale. Modest structure, but growing and moving with finesse over the palate – faintly grained and saline towards the finish. To keep 5 years, but this is showing well enough to drink today.

2023 Nuits St.Georges Clos des Fourches
Last made in 2008 – made from the young vines in the Clos de la Maréchale.
Subtly spiced both the aroma and flavours – nicely vibrant finishing flavours, hardly more tannin but more in a velvet style.

2023 Nuits St.Georges 1er Clos de la Maréchale
More floral and perfumed. The flavours too, here’s a lovely flavour energy with more bitters. Long, already impressive to drink…

1999 Musigny
This to be released with 24s
Ooh. This is so open, and enveloping, almost seductive. Mouth-filling, still with a structural architecture and with a little more graphite-style impression. Then a flavour that holds and holds – and then holds some more… Maybe it’s time for me to open a 1998 at home? 🙂

There have been a number of acquisitions in 2026 – usually by large groups and for mouth-watering sums of money.

Here is another transaction, but I’m thinking more mouth-watering from the perspective of the wines themselves.

The domaine of Jean-Philippe Fichet is being rolled into the Domaine of Pierre Vincent, and not a lot more than two years after Pierre moved from Domaine Leflaive to establish his own domaine in Auxey-Duresses.

I know that ‘succession’ has pre-occupied much of Jean-Philippe’s thoughts for more than 2 years. His early plan looked positive, but in the end came to nought. It’s fair to say that I think that the years of work that he has invested in his domaine are now in safe hands…

“Taking over Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet felt like a natural step. I have known Jean-Philippe for a long time and consider him one of the finest winegrowers in Meursault. He is a true “gardener of the vines,” having carried out meticulous, craftsman-like work for decades. When he spoke to me about his retirement and handing over the estate, I didn’t hesitate.”
Pierre Vincent

I will have much to discuss with Pierre when I visit to taste in November, I already know that he will also be taking on Jean-Philippe’s cellars, so will have more cuverie space. Unfortunately, it looks like I won’t be tasting with Jean-Philippe this year…

Here’s the Press Release

2023 Joseph Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet Hereditas
Wow – diam30 – no messing about here!
Not too deep lemon yellow colour. Pretty top notes with a richer depth of subtly fresh creamy-lemon pie. Super scale in the mouth – super-wide before moving on with a more chalky-textured middle section, then a long, relaxed fade-out that’s subtly accented with a small salinity. Detailed, pure – one worth buying – oh, I did 🙂
Rebuy – Yes

2015 Daniel Bouland, Morgon Corcelette Vielles Vignes
Of course, plenty of colour – I can’t see through it. Fresh, subtly smoked and spiced nose. Ooh – really a mouthful, but with quite some fluidity – already starting to fade with older notes and some caramelised dark sugar. The finish is actually linear and hardly fading. I only have this one bottle, as the vintage was rather warm (stated 14.3%), but this gets better and better in the glass – it could turn out to be excellent – indeed it is even better on day 2…
Rebuy – Maybe

A name that should be on more lips – I have consistently found outstanding wines at this domaine…

2017 Yves Boyer-Martenot, Meursault-Perrières
A bottle from the cellar that has long ‘winked’ at me – today is its day…
Midway between lemon-yellow and gold coloured – plenty of colour. A fresh and intense nose, starting a little chalky, slowly filling the glass with weight and a little lemon pie and much more subtle crême-brulee. Hmm, taut, direct and, yes, mineral! This finish is beautifully long, accented with more secondary notes from the barrel. Racy when first from the fridge, more layered and ‘larger’ with air and warmth in the glass. Beautifully long wine, even the final glass on day 2 !!
Rebuy – Yes