The A to Z of great Burgundy growers for the next generation is now assured with the birth of Aubert on Tuesday 4th December to Diana and Jeremy Seysses (left) of Domaine Dujac, following the arrival of Zachary to Libbi and Benjamin Leroux (below right) of Domaine du Comte Armand in July.

Babies, proud parents and even prouder grandparents are all doing well. It will be a while before Aubert or Zachary push their parents aside in the vineyard or cellar, but fortunately Burgundy has a great group of vignerons at the helm at the moment.

One such, Christophe Roumier (below left), came over to London last week to host a dinner matching a range of his succulent wines with chef Michael Nunn’s beautifully crafted food.

The mushrooms were magical (not magic!), Michael, and a great backdrop to the pairing of 2002 Chambolle Musigny (starting to show its full flavours) and the more backward Morey St Denis Clos Bussière. Much as we enjoyed the two vintages of Ruchottes Chambertin (1999 and 1995) with the duck, both were eclipsed by some heavenly bottles of the unfindable 1988 Bonnes Mares Vieilles Vignes from Christophe’s cellar.

We snatched a moment before the dinner to interview Christophe about the 2006 vintage, available for sale in January. Don’t forget to check back into Berrys’ Wine Podcasks later this month, when you’ll be able to catch up with Christophe’s views.