Domaine du Chardonnay – 2019
Tasted in Chablis with Thomas Labille, 15 January 2021. Domaine du Chardonnay Moulin du Pâtis 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 48 03 www.domaine-du-chardonnay.fr More reports for Domaine du Chardonnay Thomas on 2019: “2019? It was a good… Read More
Georges Duboeuf – 2017
Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with Adrien Duboeuf, 15 February 2019. Vins Georges Duboeuf 208 rue de Lancié 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 34 20 www.duboeuf.com Adrien on 2018: “2018 was a marvelous year. Really it was such an enormous quantity. Read More
Profile: Domaine du Mas des Tines (St.Amour)
Tasted in St.Amour with Jérémie Giloux, 24 July 2017. Domaine du Mas des Tines Les Thevenins 71570 Saint Amour Bellevue Tel: +33 3 85 37 41 49 www.masdestines.com Jérémie is the 5th generation of vignerons in this family, installed here since 2002 and is the… Read More
Saint Amour: Village Profile
Saint Amour Basics: AOC – Since February 1946 AOC Area – 320 hectares Allowed Yields – 58 Hl/ha Allowed Colours – Red only (White bottled as Beaujolais Blanc) Allowed Grapes – Gamay Noir with up to a maximum of 15% ‘others’ including: Aligoté,… Read More
2016+2015(+) Almost 50 Saint Amours – tasted blind…
48 wines, tucked up in their little jackets and tasted blind on 06 July 2017 in Villefranche… Together with Julienas, St.Amour is the most northerly of the Beaujolais Crus – tread a few metres more to the north and you are in the Mâconnais. I chose this tasting… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
Clotilde Davenne – 2022
Tasted in Préhy with Clotilde Davenne, 31 January 2024. Domaine Clotilde Davenne 3, rue de Chantemerle 89800 Préhy Tel: +33 3 86 41 46 05 www.clotildedavenne.fr Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine Clotilde Davenne Clotilde on the last vintages: “In 2022 we harvested very early – I always try to… Read More
Simonnet-Febvre – 2022
Tasted with Paul Espitalié in Chablis, on a very cold -8°C morning, 16 January 2024. Simonnet-Febvre 9 Avenue Oberwesel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 18 95 69 www.simonnet-febvre.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Maison Simonnet-Febvre Paul on 2022: “We’re very happy with 2022 – 57 hl/ha – and no… Read More
43x Irancy 2022 – Blind Tasted
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 29 January 2024. These blind tastings are my great source of new names, and, of course, the wines were tasted blind. The sample order was completely random – the next bottle was the one closest to hand. The bottles were numbered and… Read More