Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Cabernet Franc on the ripe side from a biodynamic producer in Touraine. Loaded with fruit, soft tannins. At Domaine de la Garrelière they pick late in season to ensure optimal ripening. Grown on sandy/clay soil. Aged in concrete tanks. — 3 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Drinking a birthyear wine (2/2). In 1983 only the Nothern Rhone seemed to have produced ageworthy wines. To tick the birthyear wine box this wine was bought by Niek. Hopes where high and drinking this wine together was for sure a great intellectual pleasure alongside with a special dinner. Should you ask me to focus on the performance of the wine tastewise I would have to tell you the wine was really really fragile, dominated by earthy aromas of fungus/mushroom, but underneath the character of Syrah was still there. Nevertheless this was one of the most special bottles for me to have opened up! — 6 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.6

Light as air & deep as dirt. Insane beauty. — 7 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Wild Blaufränkisch rosé. Raspberry, white pepper, smoky thyme and a bit stinky. Light, lively and a hint of fizz. Aged in amphora. More funk than the wines of Claus normaly give. — 3 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.5

Roel had this 4 years ago

with Xander

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Drinking a birthyear wine (1/2). When you are born in 1983, birthyear wines, that are still a pleasure to drink, are hard to find. All wineregions that produce wines able to age, failed to produce some in this year. So drinking a birthyear wine became a bit of an obsession. Out of the books it became clear that the Nothern Rhone would be the best region to place my bets. Untill, by coincidence, Someone gave me a '83 Trévallon as a gift. Through their website I found out that Dürrbach considers this one of his best vintages ever made! Five years ago it was tasted by the domaine and they gave it another four to five years. What a surprise! Luckily the bottle I had was still in a good shape. Fragile but convincing taste, still a firm body, lots of tertiair aromas and even some fruitexpression. Mission accomplished! — 6 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Beautiful balance between fullness (6months sur lie) & minerality. Vivid style, but soft. Slightly salty too. Made by Jo Landron, working bio since 1999 & BD sinds 2011. Great value at this pricepoint. — 3 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

It needed some time in the decanter (one hour at least) before it fully showed it's energetic minerality, striking precision and cool toned expression. In combination with a little richness in texture this makes it an absolutely outstanding wine. — 6 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

Great intensity, really dry in a chalky way and a lot of comfort. Top list Champagne! — 6 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.3

100% pinot noir and a little dosage (7g/l). Comforting & echoed long after lunch. — 7 years ago