Thursday, 22 February 2007

My first exposure to good Burgundy

I have just bought a case from Waitrose Direct. It has three quality 2004 burgundies in it -
  • Chorey-les-Beaune
  • Savigny-les-Beaune
  • Gevery Chambertin
So far I've tasted the Chorey. A bright almost pinkey red with strawberries on the nose and also on the palate along with some spice and enough acidity to make this wine worth keeping in the cellar (if I had one).

Anyone who has done the Diploma will know of the importance of following the Systematic Approach to Tasting and so I've been keeping notes that follow that approach. However I also put brief tasting notes up on a wine site I've found which encourages wine lovers to post the wines they like. It's a UK site called Bottletalk. I'm "Grapefan" on this site also.

3 comments:

Mark said...

Good luck with the blog! We have really been enjoying your wine experiences - http://www.bottletalk.com/grapefan

Perhaps you could do a post on the systematic approach you use to tasting for the WSET.

Rob said...

Have you tried www.lovethatwine.co.uk? Great site too.

Colin said...

Thanks for the tip Rob. I've never come across this site before. I must have been leading a sheltered life!