The Premier Cru is a podcast and community connecting you with the best of the UK’s wine and food trade. Co-hosts, Hugo Brooks and Ben Copping, are lifelong fri...
Ep 52: Bavette Bistro - Good Food Guide's best local restaurant 2024
We welcome Clément Cousin, Co-Founder of Bavette Bistro, to The Premier Cru!Clément and his partner Sandy met whilst working at Terroirs (now closed), an iconic wine bar located in central London. After honing their crafts for 10+ years , as front of house and chef respectively, they decided it was time to set up their own venture and Bavette Bistro was the result. It has been incredibly well received, winning Good Food Guide's award for "best local restaurant of the year 2024", and is a great addition to the culinary scene in Leeds.Clément is from Anjou, in the Loire Valley in France, where his father and brother manage their family's vineyards. They produce a great range of cuvées (predominantly red) that are all underpinned by organic/biodynamic viticulture and low intervention winemaking. The wines have to be labelled as Vin de France as they break many appellation "rules", making them similar to the style made popular by the likes of Mark Angeli and Richard Leroy. We taste two of his father's wines on the podcast, which are both included on Bavette Bistro's wine list.Tune into the episode as we discuss: How Bavette Bistro was founded The food and wine on offer The Cousin family vineyards in FranceIf you have not already then please follow us on Spotify/Apple and on Instagram (@The_Premier_Cru) as it makes a massive difference to the channel!
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Ep 51: Jasper Morris (Part 2) - The top trends shaping Burgundy from climate change to pricing
On this episode, we continue our conversation with Jasper Morris, the leading Burgundy wine critic. Jasper is the author of "Inside Burgundy" which is an in-depth guide to the region and has evolved into an online subscription platform.
During part 1, we focused on the 2023 vintage and the en primeur campaign. This week we discuss the top trends shaping the region including:
Exorbitant prices
Top producers
Up and coming villages
Viticultural and winemaking techniques
Climate change
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Ep 50: Jasper Morris (Part 1) - Burgundy 2023 vintage report and en primeur campaign
It is January, which means one thing for the wine calendar: Burgundy en primeur.
As a result, we decided to welcome Jasper Morris to The
Premier Cru. Jasper has established himself as the leading Burgundy wine critic, having previously imported many of the top domaines to the UK. More recently he
wrote “Inside Burgundy” an in-depth guide to the wine region, which has developed into an online subscription platform.
There was so much we wanted to ask Jasper that we decided to split our conversation into two parts. During part 1 this week, we discuss:
How Jasper became Burgundy’s leading wine critic
Weather conditions that shaped the 2023 vintage
Which villages and producers performed particularly well
Whether buying en primeur is worth it
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Ep 49: Walter Speller - Review of the newly released 2020 Brunello di Montalcino
We welcome Walter Speller to The Premier Cru. Walter has built a brilliant career as a wine writer, specialising in Italian wine and contributing to Jancis Robinson's purple pages.
Walter recently invited us to the Benvenuto Brunello tasting, to try the 2020 vintage that is being released to market in January 2025. We thought it was the perfect opportunity to:
Introduce you to Brunello as a wine region
Discuss the 2020 vintage and resulting wines
Assess the trends shaping Brunello, including single-vineyard wines
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Ep 48: Domaine Evremond - Taittinger family make their first wine in Britain!
We welcome Patrick McGrath to The Premier Cru. Patrick has had an amazing career in the wine trade, becoming a Master of Wine in 1993 and the CEO of Hatch Mansfield.
More recently he has also founded Domaine Evremond in collaboration with the Taittinger family. It represents the first attempt by a famous champagne house to produce wine in Britain. The project began in 2015 and their first non-vintage sparkling wine will be released to market in Spring 2025. Given the anticipation ahead of the release, we got the opportunity to try the wine and provide a preview!
On the episode we discuss:
How Domaine Evremond was founded
Why the Taittinger family wanted to produce wine in Britain
How they approached making their first wine
How Domaine Evremond fits into the British wine landscape
How Patrick became an MW
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The Premier Cru is a podcast and community connecting you with the best of the UK’s wine and food trade. Co-hosts, Hugo Brooks and Ben Copping, are lifelong friends with a shared passion for wine and food. Join their journey, as they share their passion and indulge in all things wine and food related.
Throughout episodes they will introduce you to:
Eccentric characters from the wine and food trade.
Amazing wines at different price points.
Cool restaurants with fantastic wine lists.
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