Maison Chartron et Trébuchet was founded in 1984 by Louis Trébuchet, manager of a wine-trading company. The business was purchased in autumn 2016 by Francois Martenot from the problematic wine businessman Vincent Sauvestre, who apparently owned the brand from 2004-2016. The current Maison …
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Domaine Louis Dorry Macon Milly-Lamartine 2018
I have used the last several weeks to explore different unknown (to me) estates, thanks to samples sent by agents, importers and winegrowers themselves. This is surely a mixed bag - everything from everyday consumer wines to more attractive offerings from small and new domaines. One of the …
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La Romanée – a hedonistic treat
A hedonistic treat is what I am constantly looking for. Not points, not weight, not density, but zen-like balance, refinement, and sheer joy. For me, there are few wines that offer this - along with generosity and effortlessness -as consistently as La Romanee from Domaine du Comte …
What are we drinking? Cathiard Malconsorts x 3
A few weeks back, I was at a tremendous tasting where three bottles of Cathiard Malconsorts were opened as an extra treat at the end of the event. The trio of 2014, 2015 and 2016 is a display of Vosne supremacy. Not many wines outside the appellation are a match for a Cathiard firing on all …
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What are we drinking? Double bubbles, and the last lunch
A fine tasting - that for me apparently marked the end of an era in Copenhagen indulgence - was held on September 26th in the form of my last Enomania lunch: Damiano and his team will in future only be open evenings. The lunch sessions at Enomania have always been very special and enjoyable, as …
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