I often recommend wines to friends and clients, and when I look at my recommendations there is a clear pattern: my recommendations are uniformly vivid, lively, and with an edge of hedonistic joy. Wine should have energy and tension rather than being impressively concentrated or intense. Some …
Tasting
Visit to Domaine Anne Gros – Tasting the 2022s
The story of the 2022s from Anne Gros turned out to be more exciting than expected, as Anne's son Paul Tollot-Gros has created his own estate, taking with him some vineyards. In the short term, this hasn't had important consequences for Domaine Anne Gros, but I expect that more vineyards could be …
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Visit to Domaine Georges Noëllat – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
I always enjoy tasting at Domaine Georges Noëllat, where Maxime Cheurlin has for more than a decade now produced some memorable wines. And so also in 2022! Delaying malo - a note As previously reported, Maxime Cheurlin has begun cooling his cellar to delay malolactic fermentation and …
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Visit to Domaine Dujac – Tasting the 2022s
Again last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s. This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. Welcome to 2023; …
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Visit to Domaine Robert Sirugue – Tasting the 2021s
The end of Domaine Sirugue as we know it is upon us, as the estate will split up over the coming years. This sounds a bit unclear, but from the 2023 vintage the wines from the Sirugue estate will be sold under the Arnaud et Sophie label, and after five years under Arnaud (Sirugue) et Sophie's …
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