Result list for “Bouchard Père et Fils” (187 entries)

2018 Corton

By billn on December 15, 2020

2018 Corton… Ah, Corton – I have the memory of many great bottles but rarely were those great bottles less than 25 years of age – but the times they are a changin’… The most recent vintages – say 2015 onwards – have elevated the ripeness… Read More

1997 – at the double – the le-la’s :)

By billn on September 15, 2020 #degustation

Two grand crus from 1997 – both from Bouchard Père – the Le-La‘s… 1997 Bouchard Père et Fils, Le Corton A wine that went through a strange phase about 5 years ago – the wines all (3 consecutive) seemed corked so I gave up trying them –… Read More

more drinks…

By billn on March 11, 2020 #degustation

2018 Chevallier, Chablis What can I tell you? – another delicious Bourgogne Blanc – actually more like half-price Bourgogne Blanc! Open, tasty, good freshness – even elegance – not the full Chablis experience but a nudge more than the Davenne of the last few days. Elegant and… Read More

weekend wines – week 2 2020

By billn on January 13, 2020 #degustation

2005 Alex Gambal, St.Aubin 1er Les Murgers des Dents du Chien Golden colour though no browning. A perfumed roasted lemon is my first impression, a little spiced too. Time adds faint lanolin to the nose. In the mouth to my surprise, is a lovely sweeping line of… Read More

Profile: Château de Rougeon

By billn on December 19, 2019

Tasted in Bissey-sous-Cruchaud (near Buxy) with Florence and Jospeph Bouchard. 28 September 2019 Château de Rougeon Rougeon 71390 Bissey-sous-Cruchaud Tel: +33 3 85 92 02 54 www.chateauderougeon.com We have met Joseph Bouchard before in these pages, as he’s responsible for the… Read More

Echézeaux – 2017

By billn on May 29, 2019

It’s not every day you get to taste more than 2 or 3 grand crus together, certainly not grand crus from Vosne-Romanée – okay, from Flagey-Echézeaux! This was an important tasting for me, because versus ‘the average,’ my tastings in November and December indicated that Echézeaux was one of… Read More

Elevage, Oak & Alchemy

By billn on May 04, 2019 #br extra!#pages

Adapted from my 2012 book, and updated following a visit to François Frères in March 2019 – all the images from that visit. Elevage – it’s the term used by French winemakers to describe the wine-maturing steps taken from the end of their alcoholic fermentation – including the fermentation in… Read More

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