2018 Corton
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
all change, domaine chanzy…
It’s already 5 years since I profiled the last version of Domaine Chanzy in Bouzeron and time has flown by for this, seemingly, restless domaine of over 30 hectares! As you may remember, in 2012-2013 Jean Baptiste Jessiaume and his father became responsible for… Read More
2017 Santenay – blind…
32 wines tasted blind in Beaune, 23 May 2019. Santenay was another area that I thought produced above average wines for the vintage in 2017 when tasting at domaines at the end of last year. From this tasting, the wines were certainly a cut above those tasted from… Read More
Profile: Chanzy
Tasted in Bouzeron with Jean-Baptiste Jessiaume, 25th February 2015. Domaine Chanzy 1 Rue de la Fontaine 71150 Bouzeron Tel: +33 3 85 87 62 10 www.domaine-chanzy.com Family Jessiaume moved to Bouzeron after selling their domaine of the same name in Santenay, a domaine where 7… Read More
Santenay: Village Profile
There are two ways to Santenay – at least if you come from the north, and I expect that the majority of you will… The most well-trodden route of wine tourists is likely to be the road through the vines from Chassagne-Montrachet; as you travel southwards the vines rising on… Read More