Albert Bichot Domaines: 2007 Update (2005’s)
Maison Albert Bichot continue to go from strength to strength. Yields are ever-so-slowly reducing and the team are improving their wines throughout the range. The wines that follow were presented in Beaune at the end of February 2007. What impressed me most about these wines was the overall… Read More
Profile: Maison Albert Bichot (Beaune)
Quick question – can you name the 8th Grand Cru of Chablis? – Sorry, you took too long to answer, but don’t worry, that and the answer to many other questions will become clear as you continue… Maison Albert Bichot is perhaps the sleeper of the large Beaune negociants… Read More
a mid-week pair, gueguen and bichot…
Two lovely mid-week wines, both eminently ‘recommendable’ but the Gueguen comes first on a scale of absolute deliciousness! 2014 Gueguen, Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre Chardonnay A pale lemon-yellow colour. It’s a fresh nose, and honestly, if I told you it was a nice crisp Chablis with a hint of… Read More
maison bichot – white winemakers of the year(?)
I little birdie tells that Alain Serveau of Maison Albert Bichot is the IWC’s white ‘winemaker’ of the year. Those are my quotation marks given that Alan probably didn’t get his hands too dirty during the process, rather I expect he provided the ‘direction’ 😉 Well done Alan – a… Read More
2×2003 from bichot – beaune and pommard 1ers
For me the ‘average’ face of a mid-range 2003 is shown by the Beaune, and that’s the reason you don’t see many notes for 03’s on this page. The Pommard is altogether better, and comes close to being enjoyable! 2003 Albert Bichot, Beaune 1er Cru… Read More
2022 Burgundy – A Summary
29 March 2022: Pruning for poles – En Echalas – the new vogue… Just one summary? For central Burgundy – ie before I visit Chablis and Beaujolais – yes, just one. In the years that you’ve paid me to write these annual reports, this is the first time that I’ve… Read More
Tastevinage: The 2023 Majors !!
For a few years now the Tastevinage have made a ‘selection’ of the best wines selected from the wines presented for tasting in the year – obviously here from the 2023 tasting season – and this selection, again chosen blind – is the result of 785… Read More
Burgundy’s Cave de Prestige 2023
Since 1971, and from Chablis to Mâcon, the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has been selecting cuvées to illustrate the wines of Burgundy all around the world and to be used during the BIVB’s promotional and training activities. Tuesday 20th June 2023 was the 52nd awards ceremony for what has become… Read More
Long-Depaquit – 2021
Tasted in Chablis with Louis Gimonnet, 11 January 2023. Château Long-Depaquit 45 Rue Auxerroise 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 11 13 www.bourgogne-bichot.com/fr/long-depaquit-chablis More reports for Domaine Long-Depaquit Louis on 2022: “Yes we are happy with, 22 I think all vignerons will be. I still haven’t seen a normal… Read More