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
GJB: Grand Crus Blind – 2011+2008
Grands Maisons, Grand Crus at the Clos de Vougeot, 20 March, 2014 All of these wines were tasted blind by me. Actually they are presented in the format “Wine 1. Chablis Les Clos” so you know the vineyard but not the producer – though, if there had been a Chablis… Read More
Chablis 2012 – Premier Crus
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
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
chablis 2014 – to heat, or not to heat
There were many producers holding their breath last night, and will probably be doing the same tonight – it reached -2.2°C at 05h30 this morning. The fact that it is dry gives a little more latitude, so the vines can better resist the cold, but still at -3°C the… 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
va-va-va-vaillons….
The other day, from a retailer’s sale selection, I could buy 4x Chablis Vaillons spanning the 2007-2010 vintages – so why not! Here are the first two (not an auspicious start!)… 2007 Domaine Servin, Chablis 1er Vaillons The… 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
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between April 2009 and the end of July 2009. 70 bottles are listed here, but there are another 155 dotted through this Summer Report that it didn’t make sense to list… Read More