29-Aug. The 2025 harvest: still the early days
Certainly in the context of ‘greater Burgundy,’ it’s still early days in the 2025 harvest. That said, some white domaines pushed hard and were already finished on Wednesday evening – but why the haste? It was a simple… Read More
Colombier – 2023
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Marion Mothe, 15 May 2024. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine du Colombier Marion on 2024: We’re lucky to have some Chablis, PC parcels in Chichée so in the end… Read More
2023 Chablis: The Vintage from Planet Chardonnay?
Chablis 2023 – end of July – the last traces of mildew… It’s been a pleasure tasting the delicious wines of 2023 in Chablis this year – but there’s an obvious elephant in the room that needs to be addressed: Chablis 2023 – My Summary: For a vintage finishing in… Read More
Colombier – 2022
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 15 May 2024. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Domaine Instagram More reports with Domaine du Colombier Thierry on 2023: “2023 brought quality and quantity – helpful for what has come afterwards – this… Read More
2024 Edition: Grands Maisons, Grands Crus – Vintage 2020
Tasted in the cellar of Château Philippe le Hardi – the newly named Château de Santenay, 21 March 2024. Well, where else will you find 36 different grand crus to taste in one sitting? I’d always considered this to be a ‘don’t miss’ tasting. Despite that, I chose not to… Read More
2021 White Burgundy Part 3 – Chablis
Part 1: 2021 Mainly Mâconnais – Sept 2022 Part 2: 2021 Central Burgundy – Oct 2022 Part 3: 2021 Chablis – Jan 2023 (Here) Right – unsurprisingly, this is how the 2021 vintage in Chablis will be remembered. Image 08h30… Read More
a nice little earner…
Well, it’s been quite some time that a big pile of money has been looking for a new home! Last week at the press conference of the Hospices de Beaune, a fellow ‘writer’ asked me if I’d heard about a billion euro transaction to buy Louis Jadot… Read More
2020 White Burgundy – Part 3 – Chablis
Part 1: 2020 Mainly Mâconnais – Sept 2021 Part 2: 2020 Côte d’Or – Oct 2021 Part 3: 2019 Chablis – Jan 2022 Chablis, 5pm Prehy – 27 January 2022 “2020 is another average yielding vintage – though with… Read More
Colombier – 2020
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Marion Mothe, 11 January 2022. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com More reports with Domaine du Colombier Marion on 2021: “Yes, it’s… Read More