d’Henri – 2020
Tasted with just Michel Laroche in Chablis – Margaux was away – 08 April 2022. Le Domaine d’Henri Route d’Auxerre 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 40 65 17 ledomainedhenri.fr More reports with Domaine d’Henri Michel on this year’s frost versus 2021: “There could be 2/3rds that are damaged –… Read More
des Hâtes – 2020
Tasted in Maligny with Pierrick Laroche, 05 January 2022. Domaine Des Hâtes 5 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 73 67 33 47 More reports with Domaine des Hâtes Pierrick on 2021: “2021 was better than both 2016 and 2017… Read More
And the winners of the 2021 Young Talent Trophies were…
The first selection process in October… Always an interesting exercise with the winners selected each year during the same week as the Beaune wine auction: Wines from the Mâconnais: Franz-Ludwig Gondard from Domaine Gondard-Perrin For his Viré-Clessé Tradition, Viré-Clessé, Le Belvédère, and Viré-Clessé, Le Clos de… Read More
Des Hâtes – 2019
Tasted in Maligny with Pierrick Laroche, 25 January 2021. Domaine Des Hâtes 5 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 73 67 33 47 There are a number of Laroche in Chablis so I asked Pierrick the question: “Yes it’s true that Michel Laroche, of Domaine… Read More
d’Henri – 2019
Tasted with Margaux & Michel Laroche in Chablis, 28 January 2021. Le Domaine d’Henri Route d’Auxerre 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 40 65 17 ledomainedhenri.fr More reports for Domaine d’Henri Margaux on 2019: “A year… Read More
La Meulière – 2019 & 2018
Tasted with Vincent Laroche in Fleys, 14 January 2021. Domaine de la Meulière 18, route de Mont de Milieu 89800 Fleys Tel: +33 3 86 42 13 56 www.chablis-meuliere.com More reports for Domaine de la Meulière Vincent on 2019:… Read More
66x 2019 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 25 January 2021. As always, I find these blind tastings a great source of new names, the aim being to find producers of great wines that I haven’t previously visited – Chablis has been quite a dynamic place in the… Read More
2018 Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons*
*Plus some sub-climats of Vaillons. The 2018 vintage across greater Burgundy has provided us with some lovely chardonnay – and in some places, the balance is far more interesting than what was achieved in certain villages for pinot noir. Not all Chablis from the 2018 vintage is classically steely and… Read More
2018 A lockdown value summary
I couldn’t go to the producers, but some of their efforts could come to me – of course, with the vagaries of the Swiss Post Office and customs, so some stuff never made it it to Bern. The aim of these tastings was to look at the values, as I… Read More