Tasted in Chablis with Romain Bouchard, 25 January 2019. Domaine de l’Enclos 1 rue du Puits 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 48 29 17 Romain on 2018: I talk with pleasure about 2018! The first normal, no, exceptional vintage here at l’Enclos – the first… Read More

Tasted in Chablis with Lilian Duplessis, 16 January 2019. Earl Caves Duplessis 5 Quai de Reugny 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 10 35 www.chablis-duplessis.com Here is a small family domain in a quiet corner of downtown Chablis next to the river… Read More

Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 08 January 2019. I didn’t do this tasting for the 2016 vintage because most of Petit Chablis had been badly frosted. That said, so was a lot of 2017 too! I have anyway renewed my acquaintance with this AOP… Read More

Tasted with Jean-François Bordet in Maligny, 10 January 2019. Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 8 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 45 47 44 42 www.seguinot-bordet.fr Jean-François on 2018: “Of-course it’s great to have the volume, especially after two low volume years, but… Read More

Tasted with Jean-François Bordet in Maligny, 15 January 2018. Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 8 Chemin des Hâtes 89800 Maligny Tel: +33 6 45 47 44 42 www.seguinot-bordet.fr Jean-François on 2017: “2017 started terribly with the April frost. Here with Villy, Lignorelles and Vaupelteigne we… Read More

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

 Tasted blind in Zürich, 01 June 2015, with the crew of Vinifera-Mundi. Our subject was ‘Chablis Grand Cru’. I’d brought an interesting older white for pre-tasting drinks, but somehow it was incorporated into the tasting as a ‘pirate’ – it wasn’t the only one. Overall, I came… Read More

Tasted in Chablis, at the BIVB, 6th January 2015. All these wines were tasted blind, to be unmasked at the end of my tasting. In terms of my recommendations below, I’ve chosen to recommend what I consider to be well-balanced, interesting and sometimes exciting wines, but essentially wines… Read More