some weekend wines – week 15 2019
2017 Alice & Olivier De Moor, Le Vendangeur Masque, Le Caravan A mélange of different cepages from the south to north: clairette (Rhone), chardonnay… Read More
frostwatch…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Domaine Hubert Lamy (@domainelamy) on Apr 4, 2019 at 10:37pm PDT Earlier in the week I showed you images of the candles and… Read More
some weekend wines – week 13 2019
4 wines – 4 different seals! 2014 Dampt Frères, Bourgogne Tonnerre Le Clos du Chateau The cork proudly proclaims (translated) ‘Natural cork, matured 18 months, washed without peroxides or solvents’ – okay we can quibble about what constitutes a… Read More
2017 Beaujolais Blanc
And the winners were… All blind-tasted in Villefranche-sur-Saône, 22 March 2019. The Summary: 61 wines tasted blind, though tasted in the order 1) Beaujolais Blanc and then 2) Beaujolais Villages Blanc – it was by pure chance that my picks were equally split between each… Read More
A Bourgogne Côte d’Or?
I’ve discussed it before, but this is a new label that you might come across for the first time with the 2017 vintage. People have been proposing this label for almost 20 years but now it’s done – and it’s for both the reds and… Read More
Claire & Fabien Chasselay – 2017
Tasted in Châtillon d’Azergues with Fabien Chasselay, 15 February 2019. Claire et Fabien Chasselay 123/127 Chemin de la Roche 69380 Châtillon d’Azergues Tel: +33 4 78 47 93 73 www.domaine-chasselay.com Fabien on 2018: “A year that was fine in the… Read More
Girin – 2017
Tasted in Saint-Vérand with Thibault Girin, 15 February 2019. Domaine Girin Aucherand 69620 Saint-Vérand Tel: +33 6 83 53 46 64 www.domainegirin.fr Thibault on 2018: “Happy in all directions! Quality, quantity! We started the year dry then it was very wet,… Read More
Profile: Bernard Jomain
Tasted in Charentay with Bernard Jomain, 12 February 2019. Domaine Bernard Jomain Lieu-dit La Valette 69220 Charentay Tel: +33 6 80 30 96 68 Bernard Jomain was a long-time metayeur of the Château de la Chaize and his father was also worker at Château Thivin – two… Read More
Château Poncié – 2017
Tasted in Fleurie with Joseph Bouchard, 07 February 2019. Château Poncié / Villa Ponciago Lieu-dit Poncié 69820 Fleurie Tel: +33 4 74 69 83 33 www.chateaudeponcie.fr Joseph on 2018: “A nice year, but a wet Spring before the good sunny dry… Read More