Christian Moreau Père & Fils 2012
Tasted in Chablis with Christian Moreau, 17 April, 2014. Domaine Christian Moreau Père & Fils 26 avenue d’Oberwesel 89800 CHABLIS Tel. +33 (0)3 86 42 8634+33 (0)3… Read More
Profile: J Moreau & Fils
Tasted in Chablis with Lucie Depuydt, 05 January 2018. Maison J. Moreau & Fils La Croix St Joseph 15 Route d’Auxerre 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 80 62 61 46 www.jmoreau-fils.com Joseph Moreau began this business way back in 1814 after… Read More
Louis Moreau 2012
Tasted in Beines with Anne and Louis Moreau, 17 April, 2014. Domaine Louis Moreau 10 Grande rue 89800 BEINES Tel. +33 (0)3 86 42 87 20+33 (0)3… Read More
Raoul Gautherin et Fils – 2020
Tasted with Adrien Gautherin in Chablis, 06 April 2022. Domaine Raoul Gautherin et Fils 3 Avenue Aristide Briand 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 11 86 www.chablis-gautherin.com Here’s a domaine that was, historically, in the centre of Chablis but since 2017, they have new buildings between those of Domaine… Read More
it’s (practically) here – burgundy’s 2017 harvest time – 3, 2, 1, go!
The weekend was stormy in many parts of France, some wine-growing areas had hail – Champagne for instance – fortunately none was reported in Burgundy, in fact many producers were happy to see a little rain. A few early pickers were already in the vines last week – Olivier… Read More
harvest day 5 – 26-sept-2016
A little villages Gevrey-Chambertin to start the day… The good weather continues – and if we believe the forecast(!) maybe for the whole week too… For those a little slower off the mark, today is the real start for many in in the Côte de Nuits. As noted,… Read More
january weekend bottles, part last!
2005 Roger Belland, Santenay 1er Commes I note a DIAM closure here – that must be one of the earliest. Belland’s wines, certainly the 05 and 06s started big, brash and impressive before becoming fainter and thinner – maybe that was a phase, because this is now quite… Read More
2015 harvest update – hail!
Video Here Photo belongs to Aurélien Blugeot Happy are those in the Côte de Beaune that have already cut a significant portion of their whites – Dominique Lafon and Olivier Lamy leading the way with accompanying social-media images of perfect grapes picked… Read More
lundi – le grand deluge!
Monday’s view down Chablis Les Clos Well if Saturday was a perfect day, Sunday was fine until the evening, when the rain began. From then-on, it just got heavier and heavier – torrential was the only apt word for Monday morning – so yesterday I headed with my… Read More