weekend 19 2021 – the wines…
Starting with two great 2017s then an almost equally great 2018 that still managed to annoy me! 2017 Claire & Fabien Chasselay, Brouilly Les Balloquets A lovely fresh, crunchy, dark-red fruit. Energy and freshness here – really a deliciously mouth-watering flavour – practically juicy. A wine that… Read More
weekend bottles, week 07 2019
The first wine was the 2018 VDF Je t’aime, mais j’ai soif, from Claire & Fabien Chasselay in the south of Beaujolais. The first bottled 2018 in these pages – and so delicious it is, I bought some directly after I tasted it. It’s a very simple cherry-berry, not… Read More
5. Beaujolais – that you should buy!
My list is far from exhaustive, and of-course it reflects my palate and the visits and blind tastings that I’ve made so far. I’m looking for real fruit, not artificial carbonic fruit! But here you will find some really great wines, wines priced from too low to ambitious for the… Read More
Profile: Gilles Paris
Tasted with Gilles Paris (and some friends!) in Fleurie, 08 May 2019. Domaine C G Paris Cuverie: 44 rue des Sarments 69820 Fleurie Tel: +33 6 87 56 91 48 Gilles Paris, who hails from Quincié-en-Beaujolais, is one of five brothers who all have some… Read More
2017 Beaujolais
2017 was a year of contrasts – some very friendly growing conditions and some assuredly malevolent weather – a sometimes chaotic growing season, sometimes friendly. It could hardly be any other way when you consider the large geography of the region. Many think of 2017 as a hot and… Read More