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

Tasted in Chablis with Matthieu Mangenot and Florent Denieuil, 07 January 2016. Maison Pascal Bouchard Parc des Lys 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 18 64 www.pascalbouchard.com Previously, I visited here to taste both the Domaine Pascal Bouchard and the négoce Maison Pascal Bouchard… Read More

Versus a generation ago – let us say 30 years – the market dynamics of traders who buy and sell wine have been far from static. The traditional Beaune-based merchants, or the ‘Maisons’ remain the focus of commentators but they have much more competition today, and at all levels… 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, 29 April, 2014 with Didier Séguier. Domaine William FEVRE 10 Rue Jules Rathier Tel. +33 (0)3 98 98 98 www.williamfevre.com Domaine William Fevre as we currently know it, is not yet 60 years old. It was the last of the Williams, who in… Read More

2012 Chablis 1er Crus, all tasted in Chablis 17th March. The wines are listed in the order of tasting. The overall quality is the best and most consistent that I’ve ever tasted. Many without my extra-special recommendation are also great wines. I like that the wines show an almost phenolic… 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