Albert Bichot Domaines: 2008 Update (2006’s)
I’ve always found it a pleasure to taste at Albert Bichot – this is my third post-bottling visit – and the quality is pretty much on a par with any ‘name’ négociant, though most of the bottles below are domaine sourced. The only thing that the A-B ‘portfolio’ is… Read More
Albert Bichot Domaines: 2007 Update (2005’s)
Maison Albert Bichot continue to go from strength to strength. Yields are ever-so-slowly reducing and the team are improving their wines throughout the range. The wines that follow were presented in Beaune at the end of February 2007. What impressed me most about these wines was the overall… Read More
Profile: Maison Albert Bichot (Beaune)
Quick question – can you name the 8th Grand Cru of Chablis? – Sorry, you took too long to answer, but don’t worry, that and the answer to many other questions will become clear as you continue… Maison Albert Bichot is perhaps the sleeper of the large Beaune negociants… Read More
a mid-week pair, gueguen and bichot…
Two lovely mid-week wines, both eminently ‘recommendable’ but the Gueguen comes first on a scale of absolute deliciousness! 2014 Gueguen, Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre Chardonnay A pale lemon-yellow colour. It’s a fresh nose, and honestly, if I told you it was a nice crisp Chablis with a hint of… Read More
maison bichot – white winemakers of the year(?)
I little birdie tells that Alain Serveau of Maison Albert Bichot is the IWC’s white ‘winemaker’ of the year. Those are my quotation marks given that Alan probably didn’t get his hands too dirty during the process, rather I expect he provided the ‘direction’ 😉 Well done Alan – a… Read More
2×2003 from bichot – beaune and pommard 1ers
For me the ‘average’ face of a mid-range 2003 is shown by the Beaune, and that’s the reason you don’t see many notes for 03’s on this page. The Pommard is altogether better, and comes close to being enjoyable! 2003 Albert Bichot, Beaune 1er Cru… Read More
1999 Romanée St.Vivant
18x 1999 Romanée St.Vivant … Why? It’s a fair question: How on earth did I end up with 18 different examples of 1999 Romanée St.Vivant(?) Well, around the time of the release of DRC’s 1999s, I decided I’d like to drink a 1999 Romanée-Conti for my 50th birthday. At the… Read More
The 165th Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
Sale date: 16 November 2025. The following is my summary of the various press releases – as I chose to avoid the crowds !! On Sunday, 16 November 2025, once again under the hammer of Sotheby’s, the Hospices de Beaune charity wine auction achieved the ‘third highest total in its… Read More
Long-Depaquit – 2023
Tasted in Chablis with Louis Gimonnet, 14 April 2025. Château Long-Depaquit 45 Rue Auxerroise 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 11 13 www.bourgogne-bichot.com/fr/long-depaquit-chablis More reports for Domaine Long-Depaquit Louis on 2024: “I’ve got so many containers – wine-globes, barrels – everything small as the cuvées are so small –… Read More