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
Château Pommard – 2019
Tasted in Pommard with Emmanuel Sala, 09 June 2021. Château de Pommard 15, rue Marey Monge BP 30018 – 21630 Pommard Tel: +33 3 80 22 12 59 www.chateaudepommard.com More reports with Château Pommard I’ve missed a vintage here but the… Read More
Profile: Laurent Martray (Odenas)
Tasted with Laurent Martray near Odenas, 19 June 2019. Domaine Laurent Martray Combiaty 69460 Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne Tel: +33 6 14 42 04 74 www.domainelaurentmartray.com Laurent Martray’s great grandfather was a vigneron, and Laurent is the 5th of that line. His house and small… Read More
Brouilly & Côte de Brouilly – 2017 (2016, 2015…)
Tasted in the offices of InterBeaujolais in Villefranche, 19 and 20 July 2018. What was already apparent last November when tasting 142 2017 Nouveaus, was confirmed by this early tasting of 2017s from Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly: Clearly 2017 is a ripe and concentrated vintage in… Read More
Profile: Domaine de La Grand’Cour
Tasted in Fleurie with Jean-Louis Dutraive, 13 February 2018 – pictured right in his cellar – almost a mini-Château Chaize. Domaine de La Grand’Cour 69820 Fleurie Tel: +33 4 74 69 81 16 domainedelagrandcour.fr Jean-Louis’ father, Jean, bought the domaine here in 1969,… Read More
2014 Blind Beaujolais Tasting
All tasted blind at ‘Interbeaujolais’ in Villefranche 25, 26 and 27 April 206. Virtually all the wines tasted here are from the 2014 vintage – as requested – but a few 2013s seemed to creep into the mix too. Whilst all were tasted blind, the ‘cru’ was known… Read More
well, if you like a little brouilly…
Well, if you like a little Brouilly, here you can see some nice pictures of the new team at Château de la Chaize: Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in… Read More
Profile: Bernard Jomain
Tasted in Charentay with Bernard Jomain, 12 February 2019. Domaine Bernard Jomain Lieu-dit La Valette 69220 Charentay Tel: +33 6 80 30 96 68 Bernard Jomain was a long-time metayeur of the Château de la Chaize and his father was also worker at Château Thivin – two… Read More
Bourgogne Rosés for summer 2016 – Pinot vs Gamay
There were two tastings in 3 days – 06+08 June 2016 – the first in Beaune and the second in Villefranche (Beaujolais). Who would come out on top – northern Burgundy or southern Burgndy? I looked at the current commercial vintage, which of-course largely means 2015 – though there are… Read More