Agnes et Didier Dauvissat – 2014
Tasted in Beines with Florent Dauvissat, 14 January 2016. Domaine Agnes et Didier Dauvissat Chemin de Beauroy 89800 Beines Tel: + 33 3 86 42 46 40 www.domainedauvissat.fr This is a relatively recent domaine, founded by Florent’s parents, Agnes and Didier, roughly 30 years… Read More
Vignoble Dampt Frères – 2014
Tasted in Collan with Emmanuel Dampt, 11 January 2016. Vignoble Dampt Frères 1 Rue de Fleys, 89700 Collan Tel: +33 3 86 55 29 55 www.dampt.com Dampt Frères began when Emmanuel’s father, Bernard, left the Chablisienne cooperative in 1981, looking to provide some guarantee… Read More
William Fevre – 2014
Tasted in Chablis with Didier Seguier, 11 January 2016. Domaine William Fèvre 21, avenue Oberwesel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 98 98 98 www.williamfevre.com Didier on 2015: “2015, had a hot and dry spring, good flowering, hot summer. Monday 31st August, hail went… Read More
lundi – le grand deluge!
Monday’s view down Chablis Les Clos Well if Saturday was a perfect day, Sunday was fine until the evening, when the rain began. From then-on, it just got heavier and heavier – torrential was the only apt word for Monday morning – so yesterday I headed with my… Read More
Profile: Gouffier
Tasted in Fontaines with Frédéric Gueugneau and Benoit Pagot, 25th February 2015. Domaine Gouffier 11 Grand Rue 71150 Fontaines Tel: +33 3 85 91 49 66 www.domainegouffier.fr This is essentially an old domaine which belonged to the Gouffier family for about 200 years, and sits… Read More
2013 Petit Chablis – super-gourmand!
Tasted in Chablis, at the BIVB, 6th January 2015. All these wines were tasted blind, to be unmasked at the end of my tasting. In terms of my recommendations below, I’ve chosen to recommend what I consider to be well-balanced, interesting and sometimes exciting wines, but essentially wines… 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