Goodbye Domaine des Varoilles – Hello Domaine du Couvent
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Philippe Chéron, 06 July 2021. Philippe & Stéphanie Chéron Domaine du Couvent 11 rue de l’ancien Hôpital 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 30 www.domaineducouvent.com More reports with Domaine du Couvent /… Read More
des Varoilles – 2016
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Gilbert Hammel and Charles Rolaz – plus the house dog, 16 March 2018. Domaine des Varoilles 11 Rue de l’Ancien Hopital 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 30 www.domaine-varoilles.com Gilbert on 2017: “Across 2010-2016 we made ad… Read More
des Varoilles – 2014
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Gilbert Hammel, 29 April 2016. Domaine des Varoilles 11 Rue de l’Ancien Hopital 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 30 www.domaine-varoilles.com It’s quite a long time since I actually visited Domaine des Varoilles but that doesn’t… Read More
gevrey 2009 1er clos des varoilles
I guess I’ve been a lone voice reviewing these wines since at least 2003, but here’s yet another wine that offers serious value… 2009 des Varoilles, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos des Varoilles Medium-plus colour. The nose has a lovely… Read More
gevrey 2002 1er clos des varoilles
2002 des Varoilles, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos des Varoilles Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose starts with a hint of herb, a little leafy development, soil and some high-tones above – it leaves me with the expectation that the wine… Read More
gevrey-chambertin 1er clos des varoilles 2006
Just a ‘test’ to see how my 2006s are holding. My original note for this wine (below) is from October last year, so here is an 8/9 months-on update: The wine needs at least 30 minutes to resemble the previous bottle, but slowly those lovely violet aromas come through. In… Read More
gevrey-chambertin 1er clos des varoilles 2006
2006 des Varoilles, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos des Varoilles A slight update to the label for this vintage. Only just a little more than medium colour. Wide, quite high-toned floral, violet aromatics, underneath a more cherry-type fruit. The palate is soft, slightly fat and shows good… Read More
2005 gevrey-chambertin 1er clos des varoilles
2005 des Varoilles, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos des Varoilles Medium-plus colour. The nose starts with a wild brambly black fruit – slowly goes deeper with faint caramel. Wide and intense – again with dark-hued fruit. Reasonably well-packaged tannin and very good length though the tannin resurfaces… Read More
clos des varoilles 2003
2003 Domaine des Varoilles, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos des Varoilles Deep colour. The nose is an impressively wide and sweet affair tempered by a faintly spicy and understated vanilla, slowly it releases flashes of red and black fruits. In the mouth it’s less sweet than the nose… Read More