griottes & ruchottes – but not what you think…
Dinner with friends. 2018 William Fevre, Chablis Excellent – like all my previous notes… Rebuy – Yes 2011 Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Les Ruchottes A great, robust, cork. One year ago my 2010s were oxidised, but this 2011 is still in great shape. Still a… Read More
les wines de la ouikend…
Starting with an old friend with the William Fevre 2017 Chablis – highly dependable and delicious. The David Croix’s 2011 Santenay Clos Rousseau from Camille Giroud; such a highly drinkable and indeed relatively powerful wine for 2011 – very impressive depth and finishing interest here. The Rebourseau 2018… Read More
Colombier – 2018
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 20 January 2020. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com More reports for Domaine du Colombier Thierry on 2019: “A year with… Read More
2017 Chablis – An Enigma…
Why an enigma? Well, 2017 was a very precocious year – partly for that reason was so much of the potential volume lost to frost – but it wasn’t just a precocious vintage, it was a hot vintage too – a year of sunshine – and one of the… Read More
Colombier – 2017
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 09 January 2019. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Thierry on 2018: “2018 – was a good year, the climate was good and we had less problems… Read More
Grands Maisons – Grands Crus – Edition 2018
Tasted in the Clos Frantin cuverie in Nuits St.Georges, 15 March 2018. This year heralded a new format for this ‘not to miss’ tasting. Previous years saw a blind tasting of ‘Maison’ wines in Clos de Vougeot – and no time for chatting or you wouldn’t have the time to… Read More
DIAM and the eventual triumph of empiricism…
A discussion of why I believe DIAM to be my closure of choice for white burgundy. For a number of years I’ve recommended here in Burgundy Report that you either drink your white burgundy young – let’s say within 3-5 years of release – or that you buy… Read More
2016 Chablis
Straight to the point: 2016 is like 2015 in that it is another delicious vintage in Chablis. Differing from 2015, the wines of 2016 are, generally, more classically Chablis due to having a fresher fruit profile – they have finesse and punch – but I quickly found 3 style… Read More
Colombier – 2016
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 08 January 2018. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Thierry on 2017: “2017 was a little bit better in terms of quantity vs 2016 – Fourchaume and… Read More