a midweek two from ‘the north’
2020 Samuel Billaud, Chablis Vaudésir An early idea of what to expect in January when I visit Chablis… That’s a crystalline yet deep nose – a great start. Fine shape in the mouth – the texture is lovely. An almost unctuous depth of slightly exotic fruit… Read More
2019 White Burgundy – Part 3 – Chablis
Part 1: 2019 Mâconnais – Sept 2020 Part 2: 2019 Côte d’Or – Oct 2020 Part 3: 2019 Chablis – Jan 2021 Chablis 6pm 17-January 2019 “An average yielding vintage – less in the 1ers and grand crus, more… Read More
26-August-20 – burgundy harvesting day 7
Sort of, the end… Today we completed the harvest for about 85% of the domaine, but then there’s a problem; our last two cuvées – Pernand Les Pins Blanc and Pommard Vaumuriens are not ready for picking and they won’t be for a few more days. So it’s… Read More
2018 Chablis – What a surprise!
Our basic starting point for surprise is the harvest in 2018; growers suggest only days before they harvested, that they thought that there would be ‘not much juice.’ If we are comparing to 2017 where some domaines pressed hard and actually didn’t get much juice, that might be fair –… Read More
2017 Chablis – An Enigma…
Why an enigma? Well, 2017 was a very precocious year – partly for that reason was so much of the potential volume lost to frost – but it wasn’t just a precocious vintage, it was a hot vintage too – a year of sunshine – and one of the… Read More
l’Enclos – 2017
Tasted in Chablis with Romain Bouchard, 25 January 2019. Domaine de l’Enclos 1 rue du Puits 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 48 29 17 Romain on 2018: I talk with pleasure about 2018! The first normal, no, exceptional vintage here at l’Enclos – the first… Read More
2016 Chablis
Straight to the point: 2016 is like 2015 in that it is another delicious vintage in Chablis. Differing from 2015, the wines of 2016 are, generally, more classically Chablis due to having a fresher fruit profile – they have finesse and punch – but I quickly found 3 style… Read More
2015 – Chablis
Straight to the point: 2015 is a delicious vintage in Chablis. Given the warm ‘sunshine’ year, it is no surprise that the wines have an aromatic and flavour palette that is a little larger and riper than you might describe as ‘classic’ – but no more than a handful… Read More
Profile: Domaine Eleni & Edouard Vocoret
Tasted in Chablis with Eleni & Edouard, 20 January 2017. Domaine Eleni & Edouard Vocoret 19 Rue de Chichée 89800 Chablis Tel. + 33 6 07 02 29 85 www.vocoret.fr Edouard is the son of Patrice Vocoret. He met Eleni while they… Read More