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
Colombier – 2015
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Marion Mothe, daughter of Thierry, 16 January 2015. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Marion explains that the domaine is 54 hectares, run by 3 brothers; Thierry doing the commerce,… Read More
bouchard père’s 2005 chablis bougros
The other day, I found my last bottle of this whilst ‘rummaging!’ Bouchard don’t have any holdings in Chablis, separate from those of William Fevre – so this is actually a Fevre wine, sold into Switzerland by somebody who obviously didn’t have the exclusivity on William Fevre! 🙂 2005… Read More
Colombier – 2014
Tasted in Fontenay-Près-Chablis with Thierry Mothe, 06 January 2015. Domaine du Colombier 42 Grand Rue Fontenay-Près-Chablis, 89800 Tel: +33 3 86 42 15 04 www.chabliscolombier.com Thierry on the vintages: “2014 is excellent, and good in quantity too; very typical Chablis with minerality and… Read More
A jumble of blind Chablis…
Tasted blind in Zürich, 01 June 2015, with the crew of Vinifera-Mundi. Our subject was ‘Chablis Grand Cru’. I’d brought an interesting older white for pre-tasting drinks, but somehow it was incorporated into the tasting as a ‘pirate’ – it wasn’t the only one. Overall, I came… Read More
half a dozen from Martel…
Tasted courtesy of Martel of St.Gallen, in the Hotel Schweizerhof, Luzern – 10 March, 2015. Nice location and a brilliant room to taste in. The glasses weren’t the best, they seemed to attenuate the aromas, but overall, nicely done. Here are a few wines that I haven’t tasted… Read More
2013 Petit Chablis – super-gourmand!
Tasted in Chablis, at the BIVB, 6th January 2015. All these wines were tasted blind, to be unmasked at the end of my tasting. In terms of my recommendations below, I’ve chosen to recommend what I consider to be well-balanced, interesting and sometimes exciting wines, but essentially wines… Read More
Bouchard Père et Fils – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with Frédéric Weber, December 4th 2014. Bouchard Père et Fils 15 Rue du Château 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 80 24 www.bouchard-pereetfils.com It seems that Christophe Bouchard has slowly slipped in to retirement (the end of November) without much comment… Read More