Château Bonnet – 2017
Tasted in La Chapelle de Guinchay with Pierre-Yves Perrachon, pictured with son Julien, 11 February 2019. Château Bonnet – EARL Vins Pierre-Yves Perrachon 71570 La Chapelle de Guinchay Tel: +33 3 85 36 70 41 chateau-bonnet.fr Just Pierre-Yves today as Charlotte is a… Read More
Paul Pernot – 2017
Tasted 01 October, 2018 in Puligny with Michel and Alina Pernot. Domaine Pernot Paul et Ses Fils 7 Place du Monument 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 35 www.domaine-pernot.com (not yet online) Domaine Pernot is a very important domaine in Puligny-Montrachet,… Read More
Château Bonnet – 2016
Tasted in La Chapelle de Guinchay with Charlotte and Pierre-Yves Perrachon, 20 February 2018. Château Bonnet – EARL Vins Pierre-Yves Perrachon 71570 La Chapelle de Guinchay Tel: +33 3 85 36 70 41 chateau-bonnet.fr Charlotte and Pierre-Yves on 2017: “2017 – hail again, in… Read More
Profile: Dugat-Py
Tasted in Gevrey-Chambertin with Loïc Dugat-Py, 21 November 2017. Domaine Bernard Dugat-Py Rue de Planteligone 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin Tel: +33 3 80 51 82 46 www.dugat-py.com This is an old Gevrey domaine, and Loïc Dugat-Py is the thirteenth generation of the family to… Read More
Tasting Saint-Véran…
Tasted in Mâcon, 04 October 2017. This tasting was organised so that I could get more of an idea of the various climats in Saint-Véran – particularly with the local syndicat of producers’ idea to better differentiate those terroirs by putting together a programme towards defining premier crus – just… Read More
02-2016 Random Ruminations
Volnay Check out the (right, relatively recent) sign in the parking of Volnay, and you will see a list of about 40 domaines that actually reside in Volnay – and I thought to myself – ‘why not do them all?’ This should be a relatively ‘easy’ project as… Read More
Rossignol-Février
Tasted in Volnay with Frederic Rossignol, 05 February 2016. Domaine Rossignol-Février Père et Fils 7 Rue de Mont 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 3 80 21 62 69 Frederic Rossignol is the 5th generation to run this family domaine – his brother runs Rossignol-Cornu in the village. Frederic’s… Read More
The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
2010s from Domaines Bellene, Bouchard Père and Jadot
In one page, a range of brilliant wines from the masters of their art in Beaune. As brilliant as the wines of Bellene and Jadot were, I’m even more thrilled to see the disappearance of the toasty oak from the BP&F reds – they are not better than the other… Read More