Thursday the 21 st November 2024 will be Beaujolais Nouveaux day – so how about a few stats to get us going? The area under vine continues to decrease in Beaujolais – in 2023 it was just 12,067 ...

Brown and oxidised. This is the first sub-standard (worse than!) bottle of this cuvée that I’ve ever had. A cuvée that I bought from its inaugural 2001 vintage chez Gambal until Boisset bought the ...

A number of new domaines here, others catching up after a time away – including a few words from the producers on their 2022 and 2021 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are ...

Although this site has to support itself, and its author, everything in these pages is eventually free to view. With 350-400 domaine visits and many blind tastings per year, you won’t find that level ...

33 domaines – some new, some catching up – including a few words from the producers on their 2022 and 2021 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are highlighted for you in blue: ...

Plus from each producer a few words on their 2019 and 2020 campaigns. As always, those extra-special wines that are worth a special search are highlighted for you: ...

With this appellation, only the reds may add the name of the climat of origin e.g. : ...

66 domaines and their 2019s – including a few words from the producers on their 2019 and 2020 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are highlighted for you in blue: ...

Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a big problem with en-primeur tastings; Back in January 2002 the 2000 Grand Cru of Clos des Lambrays really stood out for me at a tasting organised by the UK ...