Saint-Véran: Village Profile
Of-course, the most astute and detail-conscious of you will note an issue with the ‘title’ for this page – there is no ‘village’ of Saint-Véran, but for the sake of consistency with the other AOC profiles on this site… Right, Saint-Véran ‘En Pommards’ – the photo taken from the… Read More
Jean Loron – 2015
Tasted in Pontanevaux with Philippe Bardet and Jean Pierre Rodet, 23 May 2017. Maison Jean Loron 1846 RN 6 71570 Pontanevaux Tel: +33 3 85 36 81 20 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr Outside of occasional new domaine profiles, my annual look at the wines of… Read More
Profile: Daniel Bouland
Tasted in ‘Corcelette’ with Daniel Bouland, 17 February 2017. Domaine Daniel Bouland Corcelette 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 6 81 30 89 12 Daniel is the 4th generation of his family here in Corcelette, with his great-grandparents on his mother’s side here since 1814 – the Bouland name… 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
Jean Loron
Tasted in Pontanevaux with Philippe Bardet and Jean Pierre Rodet, 11 April 2016. Maison Jean Loron 1846 RN 6 71570 Pontanevaux Tel: +33 3 85 36 81 20 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr Jean Pierre Rodet on 2014: “2014 was a completely normal vintage; a… 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
Jean Loron – almost Beaujolais!
Tasted in Pontanevaux with Philippe Bardet and Jean Pierre Rodet, 31st March 2015. Maison Jean Loron 1846 RN 6 71570 Pontanevaux Tel: +33 3 85 36 81 20 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr Philippe Bardet was always a useful contact when he ran the Louis Max… Read More