Pattes Loups – incl 2022 Irancy
Tasted in Courgis with Thomas Pico, 02 February 2024. Domaine Pattes Loup Grande rue Nicolas Droin 89800 Courgis Tel: +33 3 86 41 46 38 www.pattes-loup.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine Pattes Loup Thomas was on great form, just like his wines on this visit – even without his… Read More
2022 Chablis: The sunniest vintage…
Part 1: The 2022 Whites of the Côte d’Or – September 2023 Part 2: The 2022 Whites of the Mâconnais – Oct 2022 Part 3: 2022 Chablis – Jan 2024 (Here) Subtitled: But where are the great wines? If scores are your thing, in 2022 wines of 18 to 19… Read More
wines: week 5 2023
A couple more to add to the wines of the weekend: 2020 Alice & Olivier de Moor, Bourgogne Aligoté A deep, vibrant nose – classic de Moor. In the mouth too a small bead of CO2 prickling the tongue and pushing the energy further. Concentrated but almost… Read More
more weekend wines – week 27 2020
Even stretching into the start of week 28 😉 2019 Raphael Chopin, Beaujolais Funambule The no sulfur cuvée of declassified BJV A year ago this was so impressively delicious and juicy – a bravo wine. A year down the line it’s still delicious but just a… Read More
2020 White Burgundy – Part 3 – Chablis
Part 1: 2020 Mainly Mâconnais – Sept 2021 Part 2: 2020 Côte d’Or – Oct 2021 Part 3: 2019 Chablis – Jan 2022 Chablis, 5pm Prehy – 27 January 2022 “2020 is another average yielding vintage – though with… Read More
some cool bottles from the last days…
Honestly, it’s taken me a few days to drink these – and with help too! The hot days of the last week-or-so have seen me reaching for bottles of water, direct from the refrigerator, rather than for wine. I’m predominantly in need refreshment right now, and if I… Read More
week 18, 2019 – weekend wines…
Including a brace from Mr Croix this weekend… 2007 Camille Giroud, Chapelle-Chambertin A wine that seems lightly coloured yet… Read More
some weekend wines – week 15 2019
2017 Alice & Olivier De Moor, Le Vendangeur Masque, Le Caravan A mélange of different cepages from the south to north: clairette (Rhone), chardonnay… Read More
weekend wines – week 16 2019
A super-successful, eclectic, bunch of wines this weekend… 2017 Sylvain Pataille, Marsannay Blanc Chardonnay Rose I’d already tasted one with him last week, but as I was leaving his… Read More