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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 2012 – Union des Grand Crus
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
The big round-up
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly tasted with producers at the end of March 2012 – almost 200 wines – the bulk are culled from tastings put on for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne which happens every two years. I’ll start with a selection of wines from Beaune, followed by… Read More
wine in a screwcap – a french view
It was a timely mail. After such a long run of taint free wine opening I can report the opening of two consecutive bottles of tainted wine – they just happened to be Jadot’s 99 Clos de Bèze followed by the Chézeaux (Ponsot) 99 Clos St.Denis – I don’t want… Read More
Profile: Maison Joseph de Bucy (Beaune)
UPDATE: Maison Joseph de Bucy closed its business after the 2002 vintage. The house of Joseph de Bucy was born in 1996 in Beaune and specialises in white wines from Meursault. Joseph de Bucy’s life has been closely linked to wine. He started with an enology course in… Read More