Author: James Goodhart
James Goodhart
Founder and Chairman
Founder and Chairman of Bon Coeur Fine Wines, James spends his days running the private client and corporate sales teams. As Chairman of the Board and head of the Bon Coeur Wine Buying Team, James is a man whose inexhaustible passion and proficient palate for wine is tested equally on a daily basis. With over 20-years in the wine business, James has a capacious library of wine knowledge and an impressive black book of contacts. His day job sees a focus on guiding customers through the intricacies of fine wines for both investment and drinking, helping customers build working private fine wine cellars.
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Burgundy 2023 Vintage Review
Burgundy 2023 En Primeur: A Dynamic Duo It’s a pleasure to present our 2023 Burgundy En Primeur report. Andrew and I were once again delighted to return to Burgundy (visiting the Côte d’Or and the Mâconnais), as well as taking new Private Client Team member, Ronald Buchanan, on his maiden voyage to the region, to get to grips with the latest...
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Burgundy 2023 En Primeur Buying Recommendations
The Bon Coeur Buying Team have highlighted their top white and red Burgundies from the 2023 vintage; where juicy, luscious, and energetic white and red wines brimming with life have been produced. Our buying recommendations are split into three categories (per 6x75cl respectively): Under £150 Between £150-£300 Over £300 (excluding Grand Cru...
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Top 10 Tips for Building a Great Cellar
I started my own cellar when I was 26; it was a working cellar. I was prepared to invest for at least ten years before I would realise / sell some of my first purchases. My first year was the 1996 vintage, which was an 8.5 out of 10. In some years I have bought more wines, in others I have curtailed my investment. For instance, 1997 wasn’t ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 7: À bientôt, Bordeaux!
An early start this morning, yet the team were all packed up and on the road by 8.30am for our final day. En route and an hours journey back down to Sauternes to taste the 2021 Yquem (released in March this year) through the Bordeaux morning traffic on the Rocade and out into the countryside. Another English day in Bordeaux with sporadic sun and ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 6: Time to make up your mind
All in the car for 7.30am and we’re joined by new team member, Rachel, our educator extraordinaire at Bon Coeur who flew into Bordeaux last night, joining us for the last two days of the En Primeur marathon. First stop was D'Issan for breakfast at 8.30am, which is much easier to taste at this time in the morning as Margaux is more elegant and ...