Profile: Domaine Bertagna (Vougeot)
UPDATE: May 2006. It is confirmed that Claire Forestier has left Domaine Bertagna. No news yet on who will replace her. Two doors down from the Post Office in tiny village of Vougeot you will find an imposing archway that leads into Domaine Bertagna. The creation of an… Read More
56x 2018 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 21 January 2020. As always, I find these blind tastings a great source of new names, of new producers whose wines I haven’t already explored. A number who made wines I rated highly in the 2017 vintage were profiled for… Read More
52x 2017 Petit Chablis
Tasted blind, at the BIVB office in Chablis, 08 January 2019. I didn’t do this tasting for the 2016 vintage because most of Petit Chablis had been badly frosted. That said, so was a lot of 2017 too! I have anyway renewed my acquaintance with this AOP… Read More
a little lunchtime (older) chablis…
Well, it’s so rare that anyone seems to drink anything more than 3 years old, I thought I might as well list them! Fortunately the vintage played right into my preference zone, the 2007s easily the best for me! Nice to see that these were all so fresh too!… Read More
Petit Chablis 2012
Tasted in Chablis 17 April, 2014. More often than not, Petit Chablis is grown on Portlandian rock outside of the old Chablis boundaries, though that doesn’t necessarily mean it is far from much more important vines, the tops of many hills – including Grand Cru hills – are… 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
Pierre Girardin – 2024
Tasted in Meursault with Pierre, 17 April 2026 Domaine Pierre Girardin 2 bis RD974 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 67 70 02 20 His Instagram Let’s start with a little history: Pierre Vincent Girardin is the son of Vincent and Véronique Girardin. Vincent & Véronique, starting in 1980, built something… Read More
Alex Moreau – 2024
Tasted in Chassagne-Montrachet with Martine (and sometimes Alex) Moreau, 16 April 2026. Domaine Alex Moreau 21 Route de Santenay 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 33 70 Their Instagram More reports for Domaine Bernard Moreau and now Alex Moreau For a generation or more, this was the renowned Domaine… Read More
SCRITCH* + Cyprien Arlaud – 2024 & 2023
Tasted in Morey St.Denis with Marius Orega plus Cyprien Arlaud, 16 April 2026. Domaine Arlaud Père et Fils 41 Rue Epernay 21220 Morey St.Denis Tel: +33 3 80 34 32 65 www.domainearlaud.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine Arlaud Before we got onto Scritch*, there was a chance to taste… Read More