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This is the blog of wine merchant and communicator, Caspar Bowes. Caspar's blog features reports on new vintages, new vinous discoveries and his general musings on the world of wine.
Bertrand Chevillon looking as content as a man who has fashioned exceptionally beautiful 2015 burgundyI am often asked that most confusing of questions: what are your picks of wines from your offer? Now if I were working for one of the larger UK wine merchants and I was selling wines that had been c…
Trompe l'oeil scene on the wall at the Domaine François LamarcheAs reported in my blogging during my visit to Burgundy, I was lucky enough to taste through the range of 2015s at Domaine François Lamarche alone with Nicole Lamarche, who has undertaken all wine making activities for a nu…
There was a sizeable omission on our offering of the 2015 wines of Francois Lamarche: the top wine from this important estate.Our allocation of this wine is not what one might call big. But if you would like some, do let me know and I will see what I can do. Priority will be given to those buying ot…
Smoking mists descending from the Hautes CôtesIt's always a pleasure to find a new source of fine wine and at an importer tasting of 2015 burgundy last week I did just that.In a vast room full of some extremely celebrated names, I came across the red Côte de Beaune wines of Francois Buff…
M Rollin in full flow giving the low-down on his 2015 vintageThere are those bits of Burgundy to which one makes a beeline in the event of a sun-drenched vintage: soils that are, for one reason or another, naturally cooler.One such is the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey, where fresher airs are funnelled d…
