Malandes – 2016
Tasted in Chablis with Richard Rottiers, Amandine Marchive and Guénolé Breteaudeau, 04 January 2018. Domaine des Malandes 11 route d’Auxerre 89800 Chablis Tel. +33 3 86 42 41 37 www.domainedesmalandes.com Lyne Marchive has decided to take her retirement, spending plenty of time now… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2016
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 12 January 2018. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com Samuel on 2017: “2017 – its really quite good – like 2016, another vintage with concentration –… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2015 revisited
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 08 June 2017. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com Samuel Billaud’s domaine was my best discovery in my January 2017 Chablis visits – really a super set… 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
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2013 Mâconnais
Tasted 26th March with all the vignerons listed below, in Viré and Milly-Lamartine. Like last year, the core of my visits in the Mâcon remains the formidable collection of producers who operate under the banner of the Artisans-Vignerons. They should never be considered as the ‘average’ for… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2012 Mâconnais
Speed-dating – Mâcon-style. Wines tasted in the Mâconnais 22 May, 2014. I’ve been pretty critical of the 2012 white vintage in the Mâconnais. It’s full and it’s concentrated but it’s also largely lacking in acidity and the energy that this acidity brings. I’ve previously written that a smaller number of… Read More
Nuits Saint Georges: Village Profile
Despite having no Grand Crus to call its own, Nuits appended the name of its most important vineyard, Les St.Georges, on the 10th May 1892 to become Nuits-Saint-Georges – before that it was described as Nuits-sous-Beaune. When the railway came in 1849 the station here was… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted ‘en-place’
150 wines for you. d’Ardhuy (Corgoloin) Albert Bichot (Beaune) JC Boisset (Nuits) Simon Bize (Savigny) Camille-Giroud (Beaune) Champy (Beaune) Louis Chenu (Savigny) Dublère (Savigny) Rebourgeon-Mure (Pom.) Seguin-Manuel (Beaune) The format of the majority of 2011 notes that follow,… Read More
a mix of 2004’s, late 2003’s and a hint of 2005’s
If I take a random selection of wines from good producers, then compare 2003 with 2004 then nine times out of ten, I prefer the 2004’s – and the more 2004’s I taste the more my impression is of a similarity to 2001 (for the sophistication of the tannins) but… Read More