2017 Beaujolais Blanc
And the winners were… All blind-tasted in Villefranche-sur-Saône, 22 March 2019. The Summary: 61 wines tasted blind, though tasted in the order 1) Beaujolais Blanc and then 2) Beaujolais Villages Blanc – it was by pure chance that my picks were equally split between each… 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
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
A tour de Moulin à Vent
Ch Moulin à Vent Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Ch Moulin à Vent Our venue was the Château Moulin… Read More
ICYMI* – a few of my favourite things from 2017 – including the general
*In Case You Missed it… My favourite short sketch: The General… [winemaker 1]You know, we have have a pet-name for winemaker 2, we call him the General… [me]And why do you call him the General? [winemaker 1]Because he puts all the medals he wins on the… Read More
A century of Moulin à Vent
Tasted in the Château Pizay, 12 October 2017. A press trip organised by the producers’ union of Moulin à Vent – a century of wines – that’s 100 wines, not 100 years! Despite my general reservations about ‘press trips’ this was perfectly executed with a small number… Read More
2021 Beaujolais: You can have it all – there’s great, good and there’s ugly too…
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1: 35 Côte de Beaune domaines – November 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 2: 41 Côte de Nuits domaines – December 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 3: 85 Beaujolais domaines – February 2023 Above the Col du Truges, February 2021 2021 was a throwback to many… Read More