Louis-Claude Desvignes – 2020
Tasted in Villé-Morgon with Louis-Benoît & Claude Emmanuelle Desvignes, 08 February 2022. Louis-Claude Desvignes 135, rue de la Voûte 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 4 74 04 23 35 www.louis-claude-desvignes.com More reports for Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes On 2020: “21 hl/ha in 2021 but fortunately a little better in 2020 – 39… Read More
Château de La Chaize – 2020
Tasted in Odenas with Boris Gruy, 09 February 2022. Château de La Chaize 69460 Odenas Tel: +33 04 74 03 41 05 www.chateaudelachaize.com More reports with Château de La Chaize Boris on 2021: “The volume here was about 32 hl/ha – we really did a lot of triage. We will… Read More
de Bel Air – 2020
Tasted in Lantignié with Annick Lafont, 03 February 2021. Domaine de Bel Air 69430 Lantignié Tel: +33 4 74 04 82 08 www.dombelair.com More reports with Domaine de Bel Air Annick on 2021 & 2020: “2020 was already a smaller vintage and it was the same in 2021 too. I… Read More
Château des Bachelards – 2019
Tasted in Fleurie with Alexandra de Vazeilles, 10 February 2022. Château des Bachelards 69820 Fleurie +33 9 81 49 47 00 www.bachelards.com More reports with Château des Bachelards As each year, Alexandra de Vazeilles prefers to show her finished wines, hence, we look at her 2019s. Alexandra on 2019: “2018… Read More
des Nugues – 2020
Tasted in Lancié with Gilles Gelin, 10 February 2022. Domaine des Nugues Les Pasquiers 40 rue de la Serve 69220 Lancié Tel: +33 4 74 04 14 00 www.domainedesnugues.com More reports with Domaine des Nugues Gilles on 2021: “It’s about 40% less volume than average – but we made a… Read More
des Marrans – 2020
Tasted with Mathieu Mélinand in Fleurie, 11 February 2022. Domaine des Marrans 109 route des Marrans, 69820 Fleurie Tel: +33 4 74 04 13 21 I first got to know these wines at the Fleurie tasting in Lyon (elsewhere in this report) and wanted to return: On the road between… Read More
des Terres Dorées – 2020
Tasted in Charnay with Jean Paul Brun, 18 February 2022. Domaine des Terres Dorées 565 route d’Alix 69380 Charnay-en-Beaujolais Tel: +33 4 78 47 93 45 www.terresdorees.fr (not yet online) More reports with Domaine des Terres Dorées Jean Paul on 2021 and 2020: “For the 2021s we have already done… Read More
Olivier Lamy – Derrière Chez Edouard – both versions!
Monday saw me cancelling (re-arranging!) a couple of afternoon visits in Beaujolais and the reason? – Olivier Lamy made me an offer that I couldn’t refuse: “Bill, In Burgundy, according to writings from the Middle Ages until the appearance of phylloxera (19th century), vines were cultivated at high density, i.e. Read More
Clotilde Davenne – 2020
Tasted in Préhy with Clotilde & Arnaud Davenne, 06 January 2022. Domaine Clotilde Davenne 3, rue de Chantemerle 89800 Préhy Tel: +33 3 86 41 46 05 www.clotildedavenne.fr More reports with Domaine Clotilde Davenne Clotilde on 2020:… Read More