Gouffier – 2018
Tasted in Fontaines with Benoit Pagot, 08 November 2019. Domaine Gouffier 11 Grand Rue 71150 Fontaines Tel: +33 3 85 91 49 66 www.domainegouffier.fr Benoit on 2019: “This year about minus 30% volume. It was really the flowering and the dryness that were to… Read More
A little Bouzeron from Chanzy & Gouffier
Bouzeron the smallest villages appellation of them all. These wines all tasted, June 10 2019 at the two domaines. Domaine Chanzy Xavier Badinand 6 rue de la Fontaine 71150 Bouzeron Tel: +33 3 85 87 23 69 www.chanzy.com… Read More
Gouffier – 2017
Tasted in Fontaines with Benoit Pagot, 21 March 2019. Domaine Gouffier 11 Grand Rue 71150 Fontaines Tel: +33 3 85 91 49 66 www.domainegouffier.fr This report is late, very late, and that’s due to the most improbable of situations back in November – a Subaru… Read More
Profile: Gouffier
Tasted in Fontaines with Frédéric Gueugneau and Benoit Pagot, 25th February 2015. Domaine Gouffier 11 Grand Rue 71150 Fontaines Tel: +33 3 85 91 49 66 www.domainegouffier.fr This is essentially an old domaine which belonged to the Gouffier family for about 200 years, and sits… Read More
2017 Value Whites – the BIVB’s Cave Prestige 2019…
The winners… The 48th year that the BIVB have assembled their annual ‘cave prestige;’ the process consists of two tasting panels – a smaller one doing the first triage and larger group who provide the final thumbs up. Read More
Les Aligoteurs
Tasted in Flagey-Echézeaux, 23 April 2018. Image courtesy https://aligoteurs.com/ I’ve never tasted anything in Flagey before – so why not over 70 Aligotés? The rain came on this particular Monday, and with it, only 16°C. Considering that the weekend had been over 25° then we… Read More
Côte de Beaune (and more south!)
Actually Côte de Beaune, plus a little Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais! Claudie Jobard 5 Route de Beaune 71150 Demigny Tel: +33 3 85 49 46 81 www.domaineclaudiejobard.fr Yes, you have met Claudie before, when not in her day-job as winemaker… Read More
Some wines from the ‘Punition Collective’
A pick and mix collection of domaines with some lovely discoveries. Some images to follow, if I eventually find them! The hosts are first in my list, as the event was held at the cellars of Domaine Gouffier in Fontaines – together with a pig roast too! Domaine… Read More