A century of Moulin à Vent
Tasted in the Château Pizay, 12 October 2017. A press trip organised by the producers’ union of Moulin à Vent – a century of wines – that’s 100 wines, not 100 years! Despite my general reservations about ‘press trips’ this was perfectly executed with a small number… Read More
Jacques Prieur – 2015 (part 2)
Tasted in Meursault with Nadine Gublin and Martin Prieur, the 12 December, 2015. Domaine Jacques Prieur 6 Rue des Santenots 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 23 85 www.prieur.com Part two of my visit to this producer as I only tasted the… Read More
a tour de beaujolais – plus…
Today I took a day-tour through Beaujolais with a little Saint-Veran and Pouilly-Fuissé tagged on for good measure. It started with blue sky and sunshine in Beaune, if only 14°C. Beaujolais, however, was cloudy with a temperature too warm for a pullover, but borderline too cold without – tsk…… Read More
2014 Blind Beaujolais Tasting
All tasted blind at ‘Interbeaujolais’ in Villefranche 25, 26 and 27 April 206. Virtually all the wines tasted here are from the 2014 vintage – as requested – but a few 2013s seemed to creep into the mix too. Whilst all were tasted blind, the ‘cru’ was known… Read More