More from the picture diary – it’s faster than typing 🙂 You might note the merest hint of Chambolle, more than a soupçon of Morey and a fragment of Premeaux – not to mention the blue sky of-course!

Half golden. The nose starts with a toast, ends with a riper fruit. In the mouth this has youth and freshness – much more-so than I would have expected – I wouldn’t guess directly 09. The fine texture ...

After publishing my February report, it was off to the Valais for a Friday on skis (Belalp) then Saturday, just a quick train ride away, in Domodossola (Italy) for a little market action, pasta buying ...

My summary of the 2021 Beaujolais vintage – a complex one with multiple personalities – great wines to downright ugly ones! 85 domaines – with lots of new names too. Their vintage experiences and ...

Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose has just a few ‘pinched’, high-toned seconds before opening its aromatic wings; depth, great red+ fruit, spice and a very slowly growing floral aromatic. Class!

Tasted in Régnié-Durette with Cédric Lecareux, 07 February 2023. Domaine Les Capreoles La Plaigne 69430 Régnie-Durette Tel: +33 4 74 65 57 83 www.capreoles.com More reports with Domaine Les Capreoles ...

The 18-20°C of the last days has disappeared under the clouds and the spitting rain today – about 5°C for the record. But the vineyards still have that great patchwork impression as the different ...

Tasted in Chénas with Paul-Henri Thillardon, 22 February 2023. Domaine Thillardon, Paul-Henri & Charles Les Brureaux 69840 Chénas +33 6 07 76 00 91 www.domainethillardon.com (new) More reports with ...

Tasted with Rémi Dufaitre in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières, 03 March 2023. Domaine du Botheland – Laurence & Rémi Dufaitre 150 Route de Botheland 69460 Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières Tel: +33 6 33 58 86 31 ...

Of course, today’s domaine Berthaut-Gerbet. Hard-wax-topped – the wax in-tact. A decently robust cork too – I had anyway decided to start with the ah-so and it came out easily in one piece. Ooh – now ...

Tasted in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin with David Large & Celia Rostand, 21 February 2023. Domaine David Large Le Clerjon 69640 Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin Tel: +33 4 74 67 30 95 www.davidlarge.fr More reports ...