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
Volnay ‘Various’ – Bouchard Père et Fils
Tasted With Frederic Weber in Beaune, 31 March 2016. We made a tour of Bouchard’s vines in Volnay – they have 6 hectares – before returning to the Château de Beaune for the tasting. The following is a list of notes taken during our tour: Caillerets ‘traverse’ section has old… Read More
29x 2014 Petit Chablis, blind
Tasted at the BIVB in Chablis, 05 Jan 2016. Every year as a kick-off to my series of Chablis visits, I like to get something of baseline feeling for each new vintage, and what better way to start than with the base of the appellation, Petit Chablis. The BIVB are… Read More
2013 Petit Chablis – super-gourmand!
Tasted in Chablis, at the BIVB, 6th January 2015. All these wines were tasted blind, to be unmasked at the end of my tasting. In terms of my recommendations below, I’ve chosen to recommend what I consider to be well-balanced, interesting and sometimes exciting wines, but essentially wines… Read More
Bouchard Père et Fils – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Weber, December 4th 2014. Bouchard Père et Fils 15 Rue du Château 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 80 24 www.bouchard-pereetfils.com It seems that Christophe Bouchard has slowly slipped in to retirement (the end of November) without much comment… Read More
offer of the day – Bouchard Père et Fils 2007…
DOMAINE BOUCHARD PERE & FILS 2007 VINS BLANCS MACON LUGNY Saint-Pierre 75cl 17.00 S.Fr MEURSAULT Genevrières 37,5cl 36.50 MEURSAULT Genevrières 75cl 69.00 MEURSAULT Les Perrières 75cl 75.00 CORTON CHARLEMAGNE 75cl 119.00 CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET 75cl 229.00 CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET La Cabotte 75cl 399.50 MONTRACHET 75cl 429.00… Read More
Bouchard Père et Fils: 2007 Update (2005’s)
Toward the end of February a very nice set of wines were presented in Beaune by Christophe Bouchard of Bouchard Père et Fils. The team are now in, and using, their new winery in Savigny – 200 assorted vats, the space to store 4,500 barrels and further bottle cellaring space. Read More
Puligny-Montrachet: Village Profile
At the core of the white-wine-centric Côte de Beaune are Meursault & Puligny-Montrachet. Sadly for Chassagne-Montrachet and St.Aubin, and despite the quality of their wines – the former’s grand crus included – those two villages are often relegated to the afterthoughts of consumers. Meursault was, for generations, the most sought-after… Read More
Bouchard père et fils: 2005 Update (2003s)
How time flies – In January I paid a visit to Bouchard Père et Fils – it was already two years since my last visit. My main purpose was to expand my knowledge of the domaine’s four monopoles but Isabelle Parisot also kindly arranged a tour of some… Read More