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How do Chablis producers view the state of the new

How do Chablis producers view the state of the newest vintages? I've been visiting the little town, to taste and catch up with friends old and new in the region. I'll be sharing the results of my visit all week – follow along for a glimpse of some favourite faces from the domaines, snaps of the bottles tasted, as well as news and local reflections on the 2024 vintage.

Snaps:
1. Antoine Bessin at Domaine Bessin-Tremblay @domainebessintremblay
2. A healthy and happy 2025 Chablis crop in the making
3. Thomas Ventoura with his delicious 2023s @chablis.ventoura
4. My tasting table, chez Thomas Ventoura!

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨 🥂 Tasting Beechwort

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨

🥂 Tasting Beechworth Chardonnay: Australia’s David region with the power to compete at Goliath level 🥂

'If David were to defeat Goliath in the modern day, he’d probably celebrate with a nice glass of Beechworth Chardonnay. It’s a wine from a locale small in stature, but it wields the power capable of bringing the big dogs to their knees.'

@tomjkline tastes 22 Chardonnays from the region redefining what Australian Chardonnay can be. A fascinating report on an under-the-radar area that nonetheless includes such Australian powerhouses as Giaconda, Savaterre, and Fighting Gully Road.

Read it at the link in our bio.

Image: Beechworth vineyards at sunset © Beechworth Vignerons Association

Starting a few days doing a deep dive into Gevrey-

Starting a few days doing a deep dive into Gevrey-Chambertin:
1 & 2: Charles Magnien in his beloved Cazetiers vineyard, before heading to Pierre Duroché to try a range of his excellent 2023s.
3: Just leaving a few minutes to enjoy in Domaine Fourrier’s Combe aux Moines.
4: Not a bad way to finish a great tasting at Domaine Rossignol Trapet
5: Arthur Clair waxing lyrical in the cellars. We also enjoyed a great Cazetiers vertical with his brother Edouard
6: Next stop, Domaine Rebourseau with new technical director Sylvain Pabion
7: A few Gevrey gems at our last night dinner...
8: And I added in this ancient gem from Au Bon Climat, still in fine condition

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨 🥂Mastering Maturity

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨

🥂Mastering Maturity: a François Jobard Meursault Vertical🥂

Read the full tasting report via the link in my bio.

‘At a time when far too many winemakers are talking up the necessity of making their white Burgundy to drink young, what a joy it was to try a range of mature wines from François Jobard, arguably the finest master of Meursault which is designed to age for the long term. Not many white wine verticals go back as far as 2000 – that is where this one started! And the wines just seemed to get better, and even younger, the further back in time we went.
All the bottles were opened shortly before the tasting, for verifying. My original plan was to serve the wines from oldest to youngest, in case the most mature bottles might be fragile. It didn’t take me long to reverse that decision. There was not a lot of difference in colour from start to finish, as it happens, but the older wines had such a sense of structure to them that it seemed they could only grow in stature with a little aeration. I did not regret my choice.’

Read the full tasting report via the link in my bio.

Happy Birthday Faiveley! An amazing day celebratin

Happy Birthday Faiveley! An amazing day celebrating the 200th anniversary of Domaine Faiveley. A tasting in the morning of vintages ending in 5 going back to this sublime 1935. Then a brilliant and frequently emotional dinner. Francois Faiveley spoke wonderfully about the family and was given a spontaneous standing ovation for over five minutes.

And then this amazing news was announced. The family are donating a plot of Clos de Vougeot to the Hospices de Beaune, enough to make three barrels a year. A wonderful gift!

@hoteldieu_hospicesdebeaune @domainefaiveley

#hospicesdebeaune #burgundy #news

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨 🍷Discoveries in the

🚨NEW TASTING REPORT🚨

🍷Discoveries in the Côte de Beaune🍷

Read the full tasting report via the link in my bio.

‘This spring, I visited a few domaines which were new, or nearly new to me. They vary in size from the embryonic Domaine Briotet d’Aprigny to the much more substantial Vignobles Ludovic Pierrot which has emerged out of the former Domaine Michel Clair. Not included in this quartet is Domaine Emmanuel Sainson, based in La Rochepot in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, since his wines are all from the Beaujolais where he has taken over the Domaine Haut de la Combe in Juliénas on the retirement of Vincent Audras. I will attach those wines to my annual Beaujolais report.
Each of the four producers below make wines in interestingly different styles. I will leave you to work your way through them to see where you might find a match for new opportunities.’

Read the full tasting report via the link in my bio.