Patrick Puize – 2022
Tasted in Chablis with Patrick Puize, 14 March 2024. Patrick Piuze 25 rue Emile Zola 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 18 85 73 www.patrickpiuze.com More reports with Maison Patrick Puize Unfortunately, I missed Patrick’s 2021s – hopefully that won’t… Read More
2024 Edition: Grands Maisons, Grands Crus – Vintage 2020
Tasted in the cellar of Château Philippe le Hardi – the newly named Château de Santenay, 21 March 2024. Well, where else will you find 36 different grand crus to taste in one sitting? I’d always considered this to be a ‘don’t miss’ tasting. Despite that, I chose not to… Read More
Chablis the 2024 hail update:


Chablis – Monday 6 2024 As I was there this week, I managed to ask a few questions. I’m sure that the growers were more downbeat a week ago but ‘what’s done is done’ is the attitude today. But to recap: On the evening of May… Read More
2024 today – subtitled, the cold and the rain !!


Monday 22 April 2024 – Pinot flowers forming in villages Chassagne… I think that now is a good time to turn our attention to the 2024 vintage. Vintages ending in a 4 have not had the greatest run of publicity; 2014 is an unheralded vintage but was… Read More
Château Bonnet – 2022
Tasted in La Chapelle de Guinchay with Pierre-Yves Perrachon, 22 February 2024. Château Bonnet – EARL Vins Pierre-Yves Perrachon 71570 La Chapelle de Guinchay Tel: +33 3 85 36 70 41 Domaine Instagram chateau-bonnet.fr… Read More
Some weekend wine – week 12 2024


A slightly green weekend !! 2021 Chateau Thivin, Côte de Brouilly La Chapelle This La Chapelle was the least green of all Thivin’s 2021s as tasted at the domain. But on this day, the pyrazine was quite pronounced. It didn’t work for me… Rebuy – No 2019… Read More
Catching up #3 – A Chablis Encore & the Burgundy water-table…


Chablis Bar The view to La Chapelle de Vaupelteigne Irancy Irancy cellar wildlife In January, I really didn’t have enough time in 3 weeks to… Read More
François Millet et Fils – 2022
Tastedin Chambolle-Musigny with Julien Millet, 09 February 2024. Domaine François Millet et Fils 15 rue du Carré Chambolle-Musigny Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine François Millet Julien on 2022: “From our depth of production in the frosty 2021 vintage… Read More
J Moreau & Fils – 2022
Tasted in Chablis with Lucie Depuydt, 24 January 2024. Maison J. Moreau & Fils La Croix St Joseph 15 Route d’Auxerre 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 80 62 61 46 www.jmoreau-fils.com Producer’s Instagram… Read More