Profile: Château de Béru
Tasted in Beru, with Athénaïs de Beru, 16 January 2017. Domaine Château de Béru 32 Gr Grande Rue 89700 Beru Tel: +33 3 86 75 94 95 www.chateaudeberu.com Beru, a little like Viviers, is one of the 20 villages of Chablis that most people… Read More
Louis Latour – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Boris Champy, 12 December 2016. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The 2016 vintage… “2016? Well, Corton was good, Vosne-Romanée was superb and as for Chambolle-Musigny, there wasn’t much… Read More
a tour de beaujolais – plus…
Today I took a day-tour through Beaujolais with a little Saint-Veran and Pouilly-Fuissé tagged on for good measure. It started with blue sky and sunshine in Beaune, if only 14°C. Beaujolais, however, was cloudy with a temperature too warm for a pullover, but borderline too cold without – tsk…… Read More
Henry Fessy – Beaujolais
Tasted in Beaujolais with Boris Champy (right), Laurent Chevalier and Emeric Thessoux, 18 August 2016. Vins Henry Fessy 644 Route de Bel Air 69220 Saint-Jean-d’Ardières Tel: +33 4 74 66 00 16 www.henryfessy.com I took advantage of Louis Latour’s Boris Champy visiting their Beaujolais… Read More
Château de Marsannay – 2014
Tasted in Marsannay with Sylvain Pabion, 12 May 2016. Château Marsannay 2 Rue des Vignes 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 51 71 11 www.chateau-marsannay.com The Château de Marsannay is today owned by the same family that bought the Château de Meursault. Given how… Read More
3. Beaujolais – Solving some problems(?)
The problems are manifest, but it’s time to look for ways out: A Place to Visit: For a wine to have market relevance, I often think that it must come from a place that compels people to visit, offering the opportunity to live the region and learn about the region. Read More
Château des Bachelards
Tasted in Fleurie with Alexandra de Vazeilles, 14 April 2016. Château des Bachelards 69820 Fleurie +33 9 81 49 47 00 www.bachelards.com One needs only a very short time in the company of Alexandra de Vazeilles to realise that she is driven, a perfectionist,… Read More
2014 Blind Beaujolais Tasting
All tasted blind at ‘Interbeaujolais’ in Villefranche 25, 26 and 27 April 206. Virtually all the wines tasted here are from the 2014 vintage – as requested – but a few 2013s seemed to creep into the mix too. Whilst all were tasted blind, the ‘cru’ was known… Read More
Some Corton from Louis Latour
A tasting during the ‘Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2016’ to celebrate the renewal of the Château Corton Grancey after a significant renovation project; described by Louis Fabrice Latour, the 7th generation to lead the company, as “A mid-18th century construction, 95% renovated.” For background, I was sat in front… Read More