Sweden
A tasting was organized at my home for the Swedish magazine: Livets Goda, with Mr Anders Enquist ( it reminds me successful books), his photographer and Andreas Larsson.Theme : 2008 in BordeauxValandraud, Virginie de Valandraud, Bel Air Ouÿ, Clos du B...
A week in the USA
The original plan was to honor the invitation of Alan Frishman for a classy dinner event organized by the New York chapter of the Commanderie de Bordeaux on Monday, January 31 for 60 guests at The Modern, the famous restaurant of the Museum of Modern A...
Bottles I recently drank
Clos Badon 1999 in magnum, simply great, with fruit, youthful. I will check if this is due to this Magnum or if the 2 others left are the same !Bad Girl (2008) which is almost over the stress cause by adding the dosage of liqueur. Looking good for Vale...
Valandraud 1992
I read the following comments on the blog Vinolent.net :"1992 Chateau Valandraud, St Emilion (from imperial, as all good wine should be)This wine ashamed me. I’ve slagged off Valandraud in the past (over-priced Parkerised fruitjuice) despite never ha...
Thoughts
Gaz de schistes (gas from Shale): miracle or curse for the Roussillon ?Will our independence in energy have to go in this direction?The future of our great terroirs would be rarefied and the destruction of nature, so far preserved by our farmers, so im...
Calvet-Thunevin Hugo 2004
Following Patrick Essa’s comments, I opened a bottle of Hugo 2004 from Calvet-Thunevin to see if my friends and I would experience the same feelings for our wine.Present were our friend lawyer and great Bordeaux lover, as well as our wines from the R...
Bankers
My company works with 4 different French banks and we had an appointment with two managers from one of these banks who; although it is rare, are nice. The business relationship is not considered as a relationship based on power but as a partnership, ou...
UGC : tastings
When the UGC travels, crowds move; comments on the 2008 vintage were posted in a Parker style by amateurs. The notes are rather low for this vintage, which is true, is more “classic” than the extravagant 2009 and 2010.Jeff Leve in Los Angeles, Phil...
Dégustateurs.com
I read on the blog of dégustateurs.com, an encouraging comment from Patrick Essa for our property in the Roussillon with my partners Marie and Jean Roger Calvet :Côtes du Roussillon Villages "Hugo" 2004 - Domaine Calvet Thunevin in MauryThe vineyards...
Drank and read
Drank:Echezeaux 2007 Grand Cru from Bruno de Saunay-Bissey, which I enjoyed with Muriel and Lionel, our guest from Lyon, left me wanting more, we had no problems to empty the bottle! I have trouble with elegance as I prefer more concentrated wines, for...
New York, Boston, Tasted
I leave for New York on Sunday 30th with Air France in the large and beautiful A380 Paris-New York. I will meet up with Christian Dalbavie who put together a full schedule of work.This trip was organized around an invitation from our friend Alan Frishm...
Bottles we drank
Pommard Clos Blanc 1er cru from Albert Grivault 2006: nice nose, ok wine, too light for me, Burgundy’s curse?Lezongars 2000, corked Clos des Moiselles 2008 Côtes de Bourg, blend of merlot, malbec and cabernet sauvignon. Nice bottle, good wine. Same ...
