On May 23, 9:00�am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I've listed a number of the winery visits that we made during our
> recent stay in Burgundy.
>
> Domaine Laroche-Everything is under screwcap now. �Nice tasting room/
> restaurant over the old mill race in the center of town. The wines
> went from mundane to impressive.
>
> Jean-Marc Brocard-Great place to visit! about 5 kilometers from
> Chablis. �Nice sales room and tasting area, quite commercial and
> modern but very nice people. �We had lunch with the winemake and J-M
> himself. �A vast array of wines and a few organic wines which were
> quite good. �The 2007 Sauvignon St Bris is very good. �No more "box"
> wine for the time being due to prolems with the mylar bags.
>
> Domaine Des Marronniers-Just down the road from Brocard. �Really warm
> wonderful family run Chablis maker. �Tasty yet simple Chablis at a
> fair price. Very clean and well maintained cave.
>
> Gros Frere & Soeur-Vosnee Romanee-Bernard Gros took us through his
> lineup of wines showing us his 2006's. �No tasting room, tasted in the
> cave. �Impressive new room in the cave that looks like a 1970's disco
> with a grand piano in the middle and mirrored balls, flashing lights
> etc. �Weird but fun. �Bernard was a perfect host and he invited us to
> walk with the townsfolk in the Memorial Day ceremony. �Quite moving.
>
> Comte Senard_Alex-Corton-Lunch with Phillipe Senard in his tasting
> room. �Quite charming gentleman with a lovely charming wife. �Frank
> and honest in his opinions. �His wines were clean and bright. �The
> Corton Blanc was excellent.
>
> Frederic Esmonin-Small family run. �Fred and his son are a close knit
> family run operation. �Small business office and tasting in the cave.
> We tasted 2007's from barrel. �All of the 2006's have been shipped..
> Impressive, smooth fruit with nice acidic balance. �His malo was
> almost finished so we got a farily good impression of the wines.
>
> Perrot-Minot-Morey St Denis-Small clean tasting room at his home. �We
> tasted a number of 2006's from village to Grand Cru. �Christophe is a
> warm engaging host. �The wines are exceptional and rare needing a few
> years but rewarding with great depth and complexity.
>
> Domaine Dujac-Morey St Denis-This one is hard to find on a back street
> (alley) �but it's worth the hunt. �Tasting in the cave. �Roz Seysses
> (owner) is a straight talking California transplant with a love of the
> Domaine. �This is a family run operation and we tasted through the
> 2006's while sharing her philosophy on everything! A real treat! �SHe
> and her husband Jacques have put together a family run operation
> making impressive wines.
>
> Domaine Chevalier-Ladoix Serigny-We tasted a mix of 2006 and 2007 from
> barrel. �Nice folks, good wine. �No tasting room, old cave, lot's of
> wines to sample.
>
> Michel ***-Chorey-Very clean almost operating room clean. �Young
> Bernard *** is in charge. �Quite bright and energetic. �Nice clean
> wines a bit light in weight. �We tasted all offerings of their 2006.
>
> Morey Coffinet-Chassagne-Nice clean spacious tasting room in the
> cave. �A nice selection of whites and reds from 2006 and a few barrel
> samples of the 2007. �Very good whites, nicely balanced reds.
>
> Nicolas Rossignol-Volnay-Very hard to find..there must be 20 different
> Rossignol's in Volnay. �Tasting in the cave...old, cold and damp. �A
> lasrge selection of 2006's were tasted and they ranged from fair to
> really terrific. �Plenty of extraction and weight.
>
> Domaine Jouard-Chassagne-Tasted a number of 2007 whites. �Very clean
> bright wine with depth. �I was quite impressed and bought several
> cases.
>
> We stopped at a few commercial places like Jadot, Bouchard.

thanks for notes. Dujac is one of the most distinctive producers in
Burgundies. Love them, but prices have skyrocketed.
I have found Brocard to offer great value over last few vintages.