2023 Chablis: The Vintage from Planet Chardonnay?
Chablis 2023 – end of July – the last traces of mildew… It’s been a pleasure tasting the delicious wines of 2023 in Chablis this year – but there’s an obvious elephant in the room that needs to be addressed: Chablis 2023 – My Summary: For a vintage finishing in… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2022
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 13 March 2024. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2023: “Everyone is happy – though the wines haven’t yet finished their malos. The volumes depended… Read More
Chablis the 2024 hail update:
Chablis – Monday 6 2024 As I was there this week, I managed to ask a few questions. I’m sure that the growers were more downbeat a week ago but ‘what’s done is done’ is the attitude today. But to recap: On the evening of May… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2021
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 18 January 2023. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2022: “22… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2020
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 14 January 2022. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2021: “21… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2019
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 12 January 2021. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports for Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2019: “I… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2018
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 08 January 2020. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports for Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2019: “I… Read More
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