Chateau Portier
Tasted in Moulin à Vemt with Denis Chastel-Sauzet, 12 April 2016. Château Portier 1765 Route de Moulin à Vent 71570 Romanèche-Thorins Tel: +33 3 85 35 59 39 What a fabulous position this domaine has, not just the ‘château,’ they also have vines all around the Moulin… Read More
Chateau de la Greffière – 2013
Tasted in La Roche Vineuse with Xavier Greuzard, 23rd April 2015. Chateau de la Greffière La Greffière 71960 La Roche Vineuse Tel: +33 3 85 37 79 11… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2013 Mâconnais
Tasted 26th March with all the vignerons listed below, in Viré and Milly-Lamartine. Like last year, the core of my visits in the Mâcon remains the formidable collection of producers who operate under the banner of the Artisans-Vignerons. They should never be considered as the ‘average’ for… Read More
Artisan Vignerons du Bourgogne du Sud – 2012 Mâconnais
Speed-dating – Mâcon-style. Wines tasted in the Mâconnais 22 May, 2014. I’ve been pretty critical of the 2012 white vintage in the Mâconnais. It’s full and it’s concentrated but it’s also largely lacking in acidity and the energy that this acidity brings. I’ve previously written that a smaller number of… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between December 2008 and the end of March 2009. Just over 60 bottles are listed here, but there are another 219 dotted through this Spring Report that it didn’t make sense… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family between August and November 2007. There main exception in these pages are about 60 2005’s which were tasted at a large gathering in Zürich in November. Only… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were (in the main) really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were mainly drunk at home or at organised dinners between July 2006 – which averaged well over 30°C so plenty of… Read More
5. Beaujolais – that you should buy!
My list is far from exhaustive, and of-course it reflects my palate and the visits and blind tastings that I’ve made so far. I’m looking for real fruit, not artificial carbonic fruit! But here you will find some really great wines, wines priced from too low to ambitious for the… Read More
Château de Lavernette – 2023 & 2024
Tasted with Xavier de Boissieu of Château de Lavernette in Leynes, 16 March 2026. Château de Lavernette 71570 Leynes Tel: +33 3 85 35 63 21 Their Instagram www.lavernette.com More reports with Château Lavernette Xavier on 2024: “Very different to 2023 – half the amount of wine. A little frost… Read More