novembre 2012

Allen Meadows - USA - Burghound.com Guillaume Tardy is now in charge of this small, traditional 5.5 ha domaine though papa Jean is still on the scene to offer advice and a helping hand here and there. The younger Tardy describes 2010 as a “cool vintage that achieved remarkably good phenolic ripeness. The acidities are firm but not aggressive and the tannins are much riper than I expected. We began picking on the 25th of September and the fruit was actually very clean and required relatively minor sorting and most of that was for... [Lire la suite]

Allen Meadows - USA - Burghound.com 2009 Bourgogne – Hautes Côtes de Nuits: A pretty and quite ripe nose of red and blue berry fruit nuanced by mineral hints that carry over to the detailed, supple and utterly delicious flavors that possess fine length and more complexity than is typical for the appellation. (84-87)/2012+   2009 Fixin “La Place”: A deft touch of wood sets off ripe and earthy red pinot fruit that is in keeping with the earthy, rich and solidly voluminous middle weight flavors that possess a soft, supple and... [Lire la suite]

Allen Meadows - USA - Burghound.com     Jancis Robinson - UK   Dom Jean Tardy, Vigneau 2008 Vosne- Romanee Score 16.5 When to drink 2013 to 2017 These samples were a representative blend from various barrels of different ages taken on 20 Dec!‘Just two drops’ of sulphur, I’m told. Solid and quite rich fruit, though quite a bit of fine tannin on thefinish. More obvious sweetness than most. A little bit of fizz, too. You can taste some new oak... Dom Jean Tardy, Au Bas de Combe 2008 Nuits- St- Georges ... [Lire la suite]