56x 2018 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 21 January 2020. As always, I find these blind tastings a great source of new names, of new producers whose wines I haven’t already explored. A number who made wines I rated highly in the 2017 vintage were profiled for… Read More
Old Musigny for lunch…
Tasted in Paris with Eve and Erwan Faiveley, 11 September 2019. Faiveley Monopoles L’Hôtel Particulier 23, Avenue Junot Paris 18 I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of tastings I’ve been to in Paris – why would I take a €150 (return) train… 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
Profile: Caves Duplessis
Tasted in Chablis with Lilian Duplessis, 16 January 2019. Earl Caves Duplessis 5 Quai de Reugny 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 10 35 www.chablis-duplessis.com Here is a small family domain in a quiet corner of downtown Chablis next to the river… Read More
52x 2017 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 08 January 2019. I didn’t do this tasting for the 2016 vintage because most of Petit Chablis had been badly frosted. That said, so was a lot of 2017 too! I have anyway renewed my acquaintance with this AOP… Read More
Séguinot-Bordet – 2017
Tasted with Jean-François Bordet in Maligny, 10 January 2019. Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 8 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 45 47 44 42 www.seguinot-bordet.fr Jean-François on 2018: “Of-course it’s great to have the volume, especially after two low volume years, but… Read More
Séguinot-Bordet – 2016
Tasted with Jean-François Bordet in Maligny, 15 January 2018. Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 8 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 45 47 44 42 www.seguinot-bordet.fr Jean-François on 2017: “2017 started terribly with the April frost. Here with Villy, Lignorelles and Vaupelteigne we… Read More
Profile: Domaine Samuel Billaud
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 19 January 2017. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com Samuel Billaud is a name that has a certain familiarity – Samuel being part of the family behind… Read More