Domaine du Chardonnay – 2014
Tasted in Chablis with Etienne Boileau, 14 January 2016. Domaine du Chardonnay Moulin du Pâtis 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 48 03 www.domaine-du-chardonnay.fr Etienne on 2015: “Basically it was 3 of our crus that were impacted by the hail, but were able… Read More
Jean-Paul et Benoit Droin – 2014 + 2008
Tasted in Chablis with Benoit Droin, 13 January 2016. Domaine Jean-Paul et Benoit Droin 8 Boulevard de Ferrières 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 16 78 www.jeanpaul-droin.fr Benoit Droin on the 2015: “The wines have finished both fermentations and can even be tasted… Read More
William Fevre – 2014
Tasted in Chablis with Didier Seguier, 11 January 2016. Domaine William Fèvre 21, avenue Oberwesel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 98 98 98 www.williamfevre.com Didier on 2015: “2015, had a hot and dry spring, good flowering, hot summer. Monday 31st August, hail went… Read More
Charly Nicolle – 2014
Tasted in Fleys with Lucie Thieblemont and Charly Nicolle, 06 January 2016. Domaine Charly Nicolle 17, rue des Près Giraud 89800 Fleys Tel: +33 3 86 42 80 08 www.chablis-charlynicolle.com Charly on the 2015s: “The 2015 harvest was early, but not so hurried… Read More
Colombier – 2014
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 06 January 2015. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Thierry on the vintages: “2014 is excellent, and good in quantity too; very typical Chablis with minerality and… Read More
Joseph Drouhin – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Véronique Drouhin, 12 November 2015. Maison Joseph Drouhin 7 Rue d’Enfer 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 68 88 www.drouhin.com Véronique on 2014: “To sum up: summer weather in spring, autumn in summer and then back to… Read More
A jumble of blind Chablis…
Tasted blind in Zürich, 01 June 2015, with the crew of Vinifera-Mundi. Our subject was ‘Chablis Grand Cru’. I’d brought an interesting older white for pre-tasting drinks, but somehow it was incorporated into the tasting as a ‘pirate’ – it wasn’t the only one. Overall, I came… Read More
Domaine Odoul-Coquard – Morey St.Denis
Tasted in Morey with Sébastien Odoul, 14th May 2015. Domaine Odoul Coquard 64 Route des Grands Crus 21220 Morey-St-Denis Tel-Fax: +33 3 80 51 80 62 www.domaineodoulcoquard.com Last year, having the experience of tasting this domaine’s 2012s and 2013s against their peers, I rated them… Read More
three medalists from the weekend…
It seems that the 98 GE from Gros F&S was no fluke the other week, the 98s are showing much love, and not a little maturity. A fine trio this weekend… 1998 Antonin Guyon, Corton… Read More