66x 2019 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 25 January 2021. As always, I find these blind tastings a great source of new names, the aim being to find producers of great wines that I haven’t previously visited – Chablis has been quite a dynamic place in the… Read More
52x 2017 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 08 January 2019. I didn’t do this tasting for the 2016 vintage because most of Petit Chablis had been badly frosted. That said, so was a lot of 2017 too! I have anyway renewed my acquaintance with this AOP… Read More
wines from weekend 12 2021
A fine and varied selection this weekend… 2017 Agnes et Didier Dauvissat, Chablis 1er Beauroy Elevé en fût de chêne Plenty of depth to this yellow-coloured wine. A width of sweetness – more creme-patissière than the seashore but very inviting all the same. Incisive, super attack, wide,… Read More
weekend wines, week 4 of 2020
A homage to my last 3 weeks of tasting, and the weekend’s event – the 77th Saint Vincent – in Gevrey-Chambertin: 2016 Agnes et Didier Dauvissat, Chablis ‘Les Petits Vignerons‘ A fine Chablis nose that draws you – steely, with a modest seashore and minerality. In some… Read More