Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Days 8 & 9 – Sept 17/18th
Sunday – 17th September As a non-working day, coming after the extended evening’s Paulee, and being kept awake by excessive, unwarranted noise into the ‘small hours’, I allowed myself the ‘luxury’ of a decadent lie in until rousing myself around 8.00 a.m. My room mate, Chef Jean-Michel, had already… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 7 – Sept 16th
Saturday… This was yet another varied and interesting day in more ways than one ! In football (soccer) parlance this might be suitably described as a game (or day) of two halves (parts) ! Let’s get into it. I was up earlier than usual, not sure how I… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 6 – Sept 15th
Domaine Vendange Team1 Friday Appreciate these are (to be) the words for this Day 6 but I’ve realised I’ve forgotten an aspect of the late evening of yesterday (Day 5) hence, rather than provide such words to Bill, and ask him to edit/add to the Day… Read More
Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 5 – Sept 14th
(typed 5/10/23) A welcome clear early morning start to this day weather wise from yesterday but, as initially cooler, and maybe influenced by the day before, I layered up a bit under continuing to wear waterproofs – the Englishman in me I guess ! As it happened the day brightened… Read More
Julien Duport – 2021
Tasted in Odénas with Julien Duport, 29 March 2023. Domaine Julien Duport Hameau Brouilly 69460 Odénas Tel: +33 6 81 83 10 21 More reports with Julien Duport I really liked the wines of Julien when I previously visited but inexplicably I lost him from my list of domaines that… Read More
Manoir du Carra Sambardier – 2021
Tasted in Denicé with Hélène Maisonneuve & Jean-Frédéric Sambardier, 03 March 2023 Manoir du Carra Sambardier Le Carra 69640 Denicé Tel: +33 4 74 67 38 24 www.manoir-du-carra.com More reports with Domaine Manoir du Carra Sambardier Jean-Frédéric on 2022: “In 22 we had about 10 hectares that were hit with… Read More
Sylvain Dussort – 2020
Tasted in Meursault with Sylvain and Anne Caroline Dussort, 29 September 2022. Domaine Sylvain Dussort 12 Rue Charles Giraud 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 27 50 www.sylvaindussort.com More reports on Domaine Sylvain Dussort The eagle-eyed amongst… Read More
Laurence & Rémi Dufaitre – 2020
Tasted with Rémi Dufaitre in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières, 15 February 2022. Domaine du Botheland – Laurence & Rémi Dufaitre 150 Route de Botheland 69460 Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières Tel: +33 6 33 58 86 31 More reports with Rémi Dufaitre Rémi previously had wines dotted around multiple cuvées… Read More
Jean-Paul Dubost – 2020
Tasted with Jean-Paul Dubost in Lantignié, 25 February 2021. Domaine Jean-Paul Dubost 9 Impasse du Tracot 69430 Lantignié Tel: +33 4 74 04 87 51 www.domainedubost.com Other reports with Jean-Paul Dubost. Jean-Paul on 2021: “Just half a… Read More