Testut – 2014
Tasted in Chablis with Cyril Testut, 25 January 2016. Domaine Testut 38, rue des Moulins 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 41 45 00 www.domaine-testut.fr Cyril Testut took over his family’s domaine in 1998, a domaine created by his father Philippe Testut in… Read More
29x 2014 Petit Chablis, blind
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
a little lunchtime (older) chablis…
Well, it’s so rare that anyone seems to drink anything more than 3 years old, I thought I might as well list them! Fortunately the vintage played right into my preference zone, the 2007s easily the best for me! Nice to see that these were all so fresh too!… Read More
Saint Bris – 2013 – Irancy
I cleverly thought this ready for publishing and so didn’t have the key to the identities to reveal which bottles are which at the publishing time. I need 48 more hours to return to my Beaune office – oops! Sorry! EDIT: Now Fixed! I have quickly established Irancy as… Read More
Caves des Vignerons de Buxy – 2013
Tasted in Buxy with Alain Pierre, 24th February 2015. Caves des Vignerons de Buxy Les Vignes de la Croix 71390 Buxy Tel: +33 3 85 92 03 03 www.vigneronsdebuxy.fr Here is a Coop with 270 members, stretching from Santenay in the north, to the border… Read More
Nathalie & Gilles Fevre – 2013
Tasted in Fontenay-près-Chablis with Nathalie and Gilles Fèvre, 9th January 2015. Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fèvre Route de Chablis 89800 Fontenay-près-Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 18 94 47 www.nathalieetgillesfevre.com Husband and wife, Gilles and Nathalie began in 2004, before that they were with the… Read More
Petit Chablis 2012
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
chablis harvesting
I received the following today: The 2007 grape harvest in Chablis: on the 9th September, the La Chablisienne co-operative began the grape harvest at Château Grenouilles (Drinks Media Wire). Château Grenouilles is the only estate located at the heart of the Grands Crus vineyards. Discover the success of a… Read More
Testut – 2022
Tasted in Chablis with Cyril Testut (in the middle) 15 January 2024. Domaine Testut 38, rue des Moulins 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 41 45 00 www.domaine-testut.fr More reports with Domaine Testut You will find more details on why Cyril is flanked by these two Brocardians in that report. Read More