Tasted in Fleurie with Jean Pierre Rodet and Cyrielle Rizzo, 21 April 2016. Château de Fleurie 69820 Fleurie www.loron.fr I have to thank Maison Jean Loron for cementing indeed pushing the conversion of my Beaujolais interest into action re visiting the region and its… Read More

Tasted in Denicé with Cyril Picard, 20 April 2016. Château de Cercy 69640 Denicé +33 4 74 67 34 44 chateaudecercy.pagesperso-orange.fr Denicé is less than 10km from the administrative centre of Beaujolais – Villefranche sur Saône. The château is in a really beautiful area… Read More

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

Tasted in the Clos de Vougeot, during the Grands Jours de Bourgogne, 22 March 2016. This is always a tasting to look forward to, the only problem is the queue to get into the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot, due to the big Vosne tasting at the same time –… Read More

Tasted in Volnay with Pascal Roblet-Monnot, 04 February 2016. Domaine Roblet-Monnot 11 rue de la Combe 21190 Volnay Tel: +33 6 74 21 82 04 Pascal says that his family have roots here in Volnay from the 16th century – the Lagrange family. Pascal’s grandmother was… Read More

Tasted in Beaune, courtesy of the BIVB, 11 December 2015. Two or three times a year the BIVB help arrange a blind tasting for me, this time the theme was Ladoix 2013. It’s simple – I work my way through the wines blind and those that seem outstanding to me… Read More

Tasted in Villié-Morgon with Philippe Bardet, Jean Pierre Rodet, Claire Forestier (right) and others, 14 December 2015. Château Bellevue Bellevue 69910 Villié-Morgon Tel: +33 4 74 66 98 88 www.loron.fr www.chateau-bellevue.fr The Beaujolais continues to have issues in connecting with its market; large… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Dimitri Bazas, 02 December 2015. Maison Champy 3 Rue du Grenier À Sel 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 09 99 www.champy.com Dimitri on 2015: “I was blown away by the quality of 2015 – it’s very rare… Read More

Tasted in Beaune with Véronique Drouhin, 12 November 2015. Maison Joseph Drouhin   7 Rue d’Enfer 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 68 88 www.drouhin.com Véronique on 2014: “To sum up: summer weather in spring, autumn in summer and then back to… Read More