Podcast interview with Jean-Marie Fourrier of Gevery Chambertin

The link beliew is to an interview with Jean-Marie Fourrier of Domaine Fourrier in Gevrey Chambertin, the interview is conducted by Geoff Kruth Master Sommelier. An awesome interview, a awesome winemaker and an awesome guy, i look forward to hopefully sharing another glass of wine with him in the future in his vineyards as the greatdomaines team, Francis Krone and myself did just a few months ago. Enjoy!!!

http://www.guildpodcast.com/

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2011

Aubert de Villaine of DRC

On my recent trip to Burgundy i had the pleasure on meeting one the most influential people in wine, Aubert de Villaine, co owner and co director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, together with his wife Pamela he also ownes and runs a Domaine in Bouzeron named A&P de Villaine, the de Vilaines were part of the campaign to create a separate appellation for Aligoté wines of Bouzeron which succeeded in 1998 when Bouzeron AOC was created. DRC (Domaine de la Romanée-Conti) is considered to be one of the worlds greatest wine producers and DRC wines also rank amongst some of the worlds most sought after and expensive wines, the domaine takes its name from its most famous vineyard Romanée-Conti. All the DRC vineyards are grouped around the village of Vosne- Romanee and has 2 Monopole vineyards of La Tache and Romanée-Conti. The picture above was taken in the DRC cellar after Aubert himself showed us around the various vineyards, we were lucky enough for him to host a tasting in the cellar where we were treated to a 1999 Echezeaux, a 2004 Batard - Montrachet which can only be tasted at the Domaine as they only make it for the workers at DRC and its not sold to the public, 1956 La Tache which was still as fresh as a daisy. This was certainly my greatest wine experience yet. www.greatdomaines.co.za 

Francis and Myself in the DRC cellar.