Tasted in Chablis with Damien and Romain Bouchard, 03 January 2018. Domaine de l’Enclos 1 rue du Puits 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 48 29 17 I suppose that it was fitting that my first visit of this new year would be with a new domaine. Read More

Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with Richard Rottiers, 06 February 2017. Domaine Richard Rottiers La Sambinerie 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 6 63 38 16 35 www.domainerichardrottiers.com Richard is soon to become much busier, his mother, Lyne Marchive, is soon to retire from running Domaine… Read More

Tasted in Romanèche-Thorins with a windswept Richard Rottiers, 19 May 2016. Domaine Richard Rottiers La Sambinerie 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 6 63 38 16 35 www.domainerichardrottiers.com Here is a quiet and old quarter in Romanèche-Thorins – “Yes I’m lucky to have found this place,”… Read More

Tasted at the BIVB in Chablis, 05 Jan 2016. Every year as a kick-off to my series of Chablis visits, I like to get something of baseline feeling for each new vintage, and what better way to start than with the base of the appellation, Petit Chablis. The BIVB are… Read More

Tasted in Chablis 17 April, 2014. More often than not, Petit Chablis is grown on Portlandian rock outside of the old Chablis boundaries, though that doesn’t necessarily mean it is far from much more important vines, the tops of many hills – including Grand Cru hills – are… Read More

A tasting of producers’ 2012s by the Union des Grand Crus de Chablis, Chablis 16 March, 2014. Pascal Bouchard, Chablis Blanchots Modest aromas. Clear density on the palate, it has just a little padding too. Absolutely lovely flavour. Yum!… Read More