Château des Ravatys – 2019
Tasted in Saint-Lager with Séverine Rizzo, 23 February 2020 – pictured above also with Charline Bresse (right). Château des Ravatys 37 Ravatys 69220 Saint-Lager Tel: +33 4 74 66 80 35 www.chateaudesravatys.com More reports for Château des Ravatys You may… Read More
Beaujolais: the Pasteur Institute is selling the Château des Ravatys
I see this reported in the French press today: The Pasteur Institute, owner of the Château des Ravatys, has decided to sell the estate to help fund their research. Apparently, this follows long reflection and there is no link between this decision and the backdrop of… Read More
Château de La Chaize – 2018
Tasted in Odenas with Boris Gruy, 05 February 2020. Château de La Chaize 69460 Odenas Tel: +33 04 74 03 41 05 www.chateaudelachaize.com More reports for Château de La Chaize The rate of change at this estate is bewildering;… Read More
Château de La Chaize – 2017
Tasted in Odenas with Nicolas Meilly, 06 February 2019. Château de La Chaize 69460 Odenas Tel: +33 04 74 03 41 05 www.chateaudelachaize.com ALL CHANGE – Again! The new ownership is well underway with multiple projects to update cellars, cuverie, château and vineyards… Read More
Chateau Thivin
Tasted in Château Thivin with Claude-Edouard Geoffray, 21 April 2016. Château Thivin 69460 Odénas Tel: +33 4 74 03 47 53 www.chateau-thivin.com Beaujolais has many châteaux, some very large-scaled, but this château you could almost miss, as its modest proportions – by the standard… Read More
Daniel Bouland – 2022
Tasted in ‘Corcelette’ with Daniel Bouland, 13 February 2024. Domaine Daniel Bouland Corcelette 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 81 30 89 12 More reports with Domaine Daniel Bouland Daniel on 2023: “I think that 2023 may be in a very similar style to 2022 from roughly the same harvest volume… Read More
weekend wines – week 12 2023…
Actually, I haven’t written anything about last weekend’s wines – I’ll get back to you on those! 2014 Verret, Chablis 1er Beauroy l’Ame du domaine Plenty of colour. The nose has a light caramel note but also a vibrating width of riper citrus – almost tending to… Read More
Daniel Bouland – 2021
Tasted in ‘Corcelette’ with Daniel Bouland, 07 February 2023. Domaine Daniel Bouland Corcelette 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 81 30 89 12 More reports with Domaine Daniel Bouland Daniel on 2022: “It was difficult from the perspective of fermentations – but we got there – we thought there might be… Read More
weekend wines – week 2 2023
1998 Pierre Gelin, Fixin 1er Clos Napoleon The last bottle of this was pretty good, so: A pale cork but it came out in one with a satisfying pop. Unfortunately, the cork with similar (aural) performance was the d’Angerville 99 Clos des Ducs over Christmas and that… Read More