Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2013 Mâconnais
Tasted 26th March with all the vignerons listed below, in Viré and Milly-Lamartine. Like last year, the core of my visits in the Mâcon remains the formidable collection of producers who operate under the banner of the Artisans-Vignerons. They should never be considered as the ‘average’ for… Read More
Profile: Domaine de Villaine – 2013
Tasted in Bouzeron with Pierre de Benoist, 25th February 2015 Domaine A. et P. de Villaine 2 Rue Fontaine 71150 Bouzeron Tel: +33 3 85 91 20 50 www.de-villaine.com Directly across the road from Domaine Chanzy sits the domaine of Aubert et Pamela de Villaine. Read More
Dublère – 2013
Tasted in Savigny (sort-of) with Blair Pethel, the 28th October, 2014. Domaine Dublère 2 Chemin des Planchots 21420, Savigny-lès-Beaune Tel: +33 6 86 92 00 29+33 6… Read More
Domaine Olivier (Santenay)
Tasted in Santenay with Antoine Olivier, 27 July 2014. Domaine Olivier 3 Route de Chassagne 21590 Santenay tel: +33 3 80 20 61 35 www.domaineolivier.fr A domaine that makes good reds, and if I might say, the best whites of Santenay – actually, Antoine Olivier… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2012 Mâconnais
Speed-dating – Mâcon-style. Wines tasted in the Mâconnais 22 May, 2014. I’ve been pretty critical of the 2012 white vintage in the Mâconnais. It’s full and it’s concentrated but it’s also largely lacking in acidity and the energy that this acidity brings. I’ve previously written that a smaller number of… Read More
Domaine du Colombier 2012
Tasted in Fontenay with Thierry Mothe, 16 April, 2014. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grande rue 89800 FONTENAY-PRES-CHABLIS Tel. +33 (0)3 86 42 15 04+33 (0)3 86 42… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jean Chartron (Puligny)
Before visiting this domaine, I’d met Jean-Michel Chartron a number of times, usually as one of ‘Les Trois Barbouzes’ – an informal grouping of the domaines Chartron, Olivier and Seguin-Manuel – all at the time wearing beards (barbouzes!) of-course. Whilst it’s quite some time since you met two of… Read More
Profile: Domaine Pavelot (Pernand)
Pavelot is a family run domain, perched on the hillside in the village of Pernand-Vergelesses, directly across from the church. Pernand has seen many generations of Pavelots – indeed the village has its own Rue Louis Pavelot. This is a domaine that extends to nearly 9 hectares –… Read More
Profile: Domaine Contat-Grangé (Maranges)
The roots of this domaine start with an owner of vines in Cheilly – he had vines in Puligny too, but decided to swap these for more vines in Cheilly – because, of-course, Puligny was too far away! Isn’t life funny! Today’s owners are Yvon and Chantal Contat-Grangé who came… Read More